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Then again, Canada had a whole convoy that tried to protest but that got stamped out.

• JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > Canada had a whole convoy that tried to protest but that got stamped out It was an anti-vax protest [1]. Canada isn't anti vax [2]. The protests were unpopular [3][4]. The convoy didn't go anywhere because it had nowhere to go. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest#cite_note-470 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest#cite_not... [2] https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/measles-vaccination-poll-1.7547398 https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/measles-vaccination-poll-1.75... [3] https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/15/politics/fact-check-canadian-protests-polls-trudeau-support-oppose-truckers-mandates https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/15/politics/fact-check-canad... [4] https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/two-thirds-of-canadians-support-use-of-emergencies-act-and-want-freedom-convoy-cleared-out-poll https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/two-thirds-of-canadia...
  • aianus 1y ago
    It was an anti-lockdown protest. Canada continued to have extreme lockdowns well after the vaccine was available.
  • 0xcafecafe 1y ago
    Sure it might have been unpopular and a silly cause. However that didn't stop the government from invoking the emergencies act and cracking down with impunity. There were even cases of finances being frozen. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/world/americas/canada-protest-finances.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/world/americas/canada-pro...
  • dmbche 1y ago
    Are some of your comments automated?