Justin Trudeau: a liberal despot – spiked
Tellingly, even when the War Measures Act was invoked by Pierre Trudeau in the 1970s, in response to a group causing actual violence and perpetrating illegal acts, this was widely criticised as an infringement on civil liberties. During what was called the October Crisis, the military was deployed in Quebec and about 400 people were arrested under the measure.
Invoking the Emergency Act now, in response to peaceful Canadians engaging in legal protest, is a stretch of epic and frightening proportions. Yet many progressive Canadians seem relieved at Trudeau s decision and thankful he is finally taking action against the nuisance of having to confront diversity of opinion in their country, after having spent the past two years in a virtual bubble, away from people who hold different views and perspectives to themselves.
The Freedom Convoy doesn’t look like it’s just going to dissolve. And how long will Trudeau want to keep his startlingly expansive emergency powers? This puts Canada on a dangerous and slippery slope. There will also be a lot of truckers who won’t feel much like hauling loads any more. People who support Trudeau don’t seem much like liberals either. Many US progressives are cheering, secretly for now. Watch this situation closely, and who in the US wants to follow.