Conservative MPs’ endorsement of Ottawa’s ongoing occupation indefensible

Conservative MPs who continue to support the demonstration on Parliament Hill that continues to occupy downtown Ottawa and disrupt the lives of its residents are evidence of a crisis of conscience for the party.

Conservative MPs Warren Steinley, Kevin Waugh, Andrew Scheer, Senator Denise Batters, and MPs Fraser Tolmie, and Rosemarie Falk, pictured on Feb. 2, 2022, giving their thumbs up to the occupation of Ottawa's downtown core. Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly described the protests 'massive in scale, polarizing in content [and] dangerous in literally every aspect.' Photograph courtesy of Kevin Waugh on Twitter

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

February 7, 2022

At this point, what started out as a convoy and became a protest against all COVID-19 restrictions has again morphed this time into a week-long occupation of downtown Ottawa. It is hurting the very same people the protesters claim to want to help: working-class folks s...

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