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A Freedom Convoy supporter drinks a beer and dances in front of the Senate of Canada building on Feb. 17, as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa entered the third week. Conservatives called the illegal occupiers of Ottawa “patriots” and offered to support their cause even while saying they should go home, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

February 23, 2022

OTTAWA—Donald Trump amazed the political world by transforming the venerable Republican Party into a full-scale personal cult in the United States. But, even so, no one thought he would be able, by proxy, to take over Canada’s right-wing political factions. The occupation of Ottawa and protests...

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