‘Freedom Convoy’ a seditious campaign organized by those with more a dangerous agenda

Ultimately, the current seditious acts, and threats of violence to upend the law of the land, are assaults on the rule of law. In all of this ugly episode, the greatest failure has been to uphold the rule of law, which is the greatest protection Canadians have to live safely and without fear while enjoying their fundamental freedoms.

A 'Freedom Convoy' protester dances on the sidewalk across from the Prime Minister’s office on Feb. 10, 2022. This crusade for freedom and freedom of choice is misdirected. Freedom of choice is not a legal right. There is no freedom of choice in many areas of our daily lives because the welfare of the community comes ahead of preferences of individuals, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

February 14, 2022

TORONTO—The ability of a small group of anti-vaxxers, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, anti-democracy activists, Nazi sympathizers, and others calling for the overthrow of the federal government to hold the country hostage and threaten then rule of law has shocked Canadians and created an...

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