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Not to mention that the protests were against vaccine measures to fight COVID while millions of people are dying from it. Context is important here.

baobabKoodaa 5y ago
People's right to protest should not depend on whether you (or governing politicians) find their cause sympathetic.
- mike00632 5y ago
  It's about whether there is a legitimate state of emergency. Therefore, the context of millions of people dying is relevant. But, you're right, their cause does seem rather counterproductive in this light.
_3u10 5y ago
In BC more people died of elevated levels of overdoses (eg. just what was above average) than COVID. As of this post, 36,116 and not millions of people died of COVID in Canada, and the removal of vaccine mandates / mask mandates are inline with the recommendations of the Chief Public Health Officer. The people were pretty much protesting to get Trudeau to follow the medical recommendations of the Health Officer. In most countries where masks and vaccine mandates have been eliminated, infections have gone down. Denmark's peak was the last day of restrictions.
- mike00632 5y ago
  20,000 people have died of overdoses in Canada since 2016. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2780379 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle... While that is a lot, it's far fewer from the number of people who have died from COVID. It seems like you're over-dosing on misinformation.
- seanmcdirmid 5y ago
  Those countries already have > 90% vaccination rates, enough for the vaccines to be useful. They can get rid of their mandates because they statically are no longer necessary.
  - _3u10 5y ago
    Yes, many of those countries have lower vaccination rates than Canada. 84% vs 81% in the case of Denmark. I wholeheartedly agree with you that our mandates are no longer necessary.
  - Karsteski 5y ago
    Canada has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world.

baobabKoodaa 5y ago

People's right to protest should not depend on whether you (or governing politicians) find their cause sympathetic.

mike00632 5y ago
It's about whether there is a legitimate state of emergency. Therefore, the context of millions of people dying is relevant. But, you're right, their cause does seem rather counterproductive in this light.

_3u10 5y ago

In BC more people died of elevated levels of overdoses (eg. just what was above average) than COVID. As of this post, 36,116 and not millions of people died of COVID in Canada, and the removal of vaccine mandates / mask mandates are inline with the recommendations of the Chief Public Health Officer. The people were pretty much protesting to get Trudeau to follow the medical recommendations of the Health Officer. In most countries where masks and vaccine mandates have been eliminated, infections have gone down. Denmark's peak was the last day of restrictions.

mike00632 5y ago
20,000 people have died of overdoses in Canada since 2016. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2780379 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle... While that is a lot, it's far fewer from the number of people who have died from COVID. It seems like you're over-dosing on misinformation.
seanmcdirmid 5y ago
Those countries already have > 90% vaccination rates, enough for the vaccines to be useful. They can get rid of their mandates because they statically are no longer necessary.
- _3u10 5y ago
  Yes, many of those countries have lower vaccination rates than Canada. 84% vs 81% in the case of Denmark. I wholeheartedly agree with you that our mandates are no longer necessary.
- Karsteski 5y ago
  Canada has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world.