ANALYSIS โย In a move that should have anti-Trump Canadians in an uproar,ย Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that sending in the army to end theย mostly peaceful,ย anti-vaccine mandateย and anti-governmentย protest in the capital of Ottawa might be an option. However, he noted that it was โnot in the cards right now.โ
The left-wing Canadian leader made his statements while remaining hidden with his family in an โundisclosed location' for COVID isolation, after one of his children tested positive.
Initially begun as a trucker protest against a requirement from the U.S. and Canada that cross-border truckers be fully vaccinated has expanded into a demonstration against what the protesters see as draconian public health measures more broadly, as well as against Trudeau. (RELATED: New Jersey and Delaware to End Mask Mandates)
The Prime Minister earlier madeย dismissive remarksย about the truckers and their supporters, saying:ย โThe small fringe minority of people who are on their way to Ottawa, who are holding unacceptable views that they are expressing, do not represent the views of Canadiansโฆโ (RELATED: Hannity Sounds Off After Trudeau Condemns โFreedom Convoy' Truckers)
The New York Postย notedย that: โA GoFundMe for this โsmall fringe minorityโย raised nearly $9 millionย in just two weeks.โ
The Washington Post's attempt at making the protest sound worse than they areย seemed to fall flat: โThe blockades have caused traffic chaos. Drivers have blared their horns at all hours. Police say cityย residents have been the victims of threatening behavior and hateful vitriol.โ
The Post added:
Ottawa police have arrested three people in connection with the protests, including one man who brought a weapon to a public meeting. Police are investigating dozens of potential crimes after demonstrators desecrated monuments and harassed workers at a soup kitchen for the homeless.
This is a far cry from the burning, looting and violence from massive BLM riots across the U.S. in the summer 2020 which injured 2,000 police and caused $3 billion in damages. (RELATED: FBI Director Denies Bureau Tougher on Capitol Rioters Than Violent BLM Thugs)
About the Ottawa protest, the Postย reportsย that:
While the number of demonstrators in the city totals roughly 250 people โ down considerably from the thousands who gathered over the weekend โ hundreds of vehicles, including big rigs, are still blocking critical arteries in the downtown core.
The possibility of using military force domestically to quell protests was first broached by Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly,ย when heย said Wednesday that โthere may not be a policing solution to this demonstrationโ and that he and other commanders were โlooking at every single option, including military aid to civil powerโ to end it.
Deploying the military to support domestic law enforcement is rare in Canada and Sloly admitted it carries risks.
Still, Sloly wasย severely criticizedย for his comments.
Rather than rebuff Sloly's comments, Trudeau's remarks only left open the possibility of using the Canadian Army against Canadian civilians as a looming threat โ all over โblaring horns, vitriol and roadblocks.'
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions ofย American Liberty News.
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I donโt know what the process is but the Canadian people need to rid themselves of the Socialist tyrants Trudeau and Sloly.
If Crotchman Trudeau is smart, he will use members of the Canadian Army to show him how to dig his own personal foxhole.