‘Freedom protest’ a serious security threat as Islamophobic, anti-Semitic elements take front stage

Reports of the desecration of the National War Memorial, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Terry Fox statue, as well as open displays of swastikas and the Confederate flag on Parliament Hill by protesters, has sickened many Canadians.

A ‘freedom convoy’ supporter holding a Confederate flag walks on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29. By standing shoulder to shoulder with them, some Conservative MPs have betrayed Canadians, and the 90 per cent of truckers, who have abided by pandemic restrictions and mask mandates, and done the responsible thing by getting vaccinated, write Fareed Khan and David Mivasair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY FAREED KHAN AND DAVID MIVASAIR

February 8, 2022

The so-called “freedom protest” which has taken over Parliament Hill and occupied downtown Ottawa for more than a week is a movement that is a potential danger to Canada’s political stability, with its manifesto calling for insurrection and overthrowing Parliament. Some of those involved with...

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