This whole episode is a lesson about the danger of unchecked, centralized power. Any government that has the power to act unilaterally to destroy (financially

This whole episode is a lesson about the danger of unchecked, centralized power. Any government that has the power to act unilaterally to destroy (financially or otherwise) and imprison anyone they deem "bad" is a government that is a threat to the freedom of everyone. It doesn't matter how benevolent you think they are, or they claim to be. The existence of this power itself is the problem. That's why transparency, checks and balances are so important. Far too many people who claim to believe in freedom and civil rights are actually authoritarians who are merely content that the authoritarians in charge are currently aiming their unlimited power at people they don't like (in many cases, having been conditioned not to like by media arms of the state). It shouldn't matter how much you dislike the truckers or their cause to be aghast at the actions of the Canadian government.