The truckers protest in Ottawa is out of hand

This doesn’t seem like a healthy place for you.

You also need to look up the definition of dehumanization. Just because someone doesn’t like you and verbalizes it or disagrees with you and tells you why does not mean that you are being dehumanized.

That is true and unfortunate but I'm quite sure if you were to ask the other 99.9% of protesters if this video reflected their views they would say "no." 

I don't usually post on this website as I much prefer just reading for interest and information but this particular post contains so much inaccurate information that I feel compelled to clear some of it up. I live in Ottawa. I have been to the protests. My personal experience was that I did not see any sign or flag that was not promoting peace or unity. What I did see were thousands of Canadians coming together to protest our government, something that is 100% legal no matter what your TV announcer tells you. There are some things that being American, you may not know, in particular that our mainstream media in Canada is 100% bought and paid for by the Liberal (Trudeau) government. This means that anything you may read or see from these sources is biased. In fact, they lie. Frequently. Yesterday for example, they reported that a "bicycle" was thrown at a horse which was ridden by a police officer which in turn caused the horse to "trip". Since there are hundreds of protesters recording, what actually happened was caught on video - a group of officers on horses came through the crowd and trampled two people, dislocating one woman's shoulder - a woman who was using a walker. In pictures, the woman's walker was easily seen on the ground beside her. There was no "bicycle". If you want to know what is happening there, the best way to see it is by following people either on Facebook or Instagram or YouTube who regularly livestream straight from the protest.

The idea that these truckers are "terrorists" or "white nationalists" is so inaccurate that it's humourous. The truckers are unilaterally promoting peace. They have been feeding the local homeless with the extra food that has been donated, they've kept the streets clean by shovelling them daily, they've kept the garbage off the streets by cleaning up daily and all of this has been captured on video but you won't see it on the nightly news. These truckers are standing up for every Canadian who feels that the government is not representing them which as it turns out is quite a few people, not the "small fringe minority" that our Prime Minister claimed they were. At this point, millions of people have come to Ottawa to join them and to thank them for their efforts. Some local residents who live close to the protest have complained about the noise from the horns. A judge decreed that there was to be no horn blowing at night and the truckers complied.

What I feel from reading these posts on this thread is that people don't seem to understand the true "why" of these protests. I've read here posts calling the truckers "whiny babies" or something similar. In fact, these truckers and all of Canada have dutifully followed mandates for almost two years. In the province of Quebec (to correct another inaccurate post) if you are unvaccinated you are presently not allowed to enter a store which is 1400 sq. feet or larger. Quebec's premier was recently (until these protests took place) threatening to impose a "health" tax on the unvaccinated. In Ontario we have been wearing masks since this all began, with no end in sight. Some Canadians have now had enough and feel that it's time to ease restrictions. It is their right to feel this way. Others disagree which is also their right. From reading this thread, I see that people think the protesters are acting illegally. There have been parking tickets issued. Those are bylaw infractions. There were people arrested for "mischief". For the people still being held, (some of the organizers) we have yet to see whether these charges will be upheld or whether the arrests were made simply to deter others. From livestreams last night, there were numerous people reporting that they had been "arrested", been put on a bus and driven about 30 minutes away from the protest area and dropped off at a shopping mall and told not to return. They were not asked to sign anything according to them. You can't arrest someone for protesting peacefully and the police know this.

Currently, numerous sections of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms are being overridden due to Canada being declared to be in a "state of emergency" due to Covid. A state of emergency is not something that should go on endlessly. The protesters are asking that all mandates be dropped immediately.

The Prime Minister enacted the "Emergencies Act" a few days ago. This Act used to be named the War Measures Act before it was updated and the name was changed. It was used only 3 times in Canada's history - during the First World War, the Second World War and during the 1970 "October Crisis" which saw the Deputy Premier of Quebec kidnapped and murdered. This protest which has bouncy castles for children and free food for anyone on almost every corner is not comparable to the First or Second World War as you may be able to understand. This Act needs to be voted upon, both by the MP's and then it must pass through the Senate. This must be done in 7 days. It gives the Prime Minister almost total control meanwhile since during an actual war scenario, waiting seven days for a vote would not be useful. Since he has enacted this Act, Trudeau has unleashed hundreds of riot police, regional police, snipers and officers on horses to try to chase off peaceful protesters from legally protesting. The Act is already being disputed as the necessary requirements for enacting it have not been met. Many people see it as Trudeau throwing a "Hail Mary" pass to stay in power.

Currently many of the trucks have left or are leaving. Others are staying. There are thousands of protesters on foot downtown while hundreds of police stare them down. If you want to see what is happening live and for yourself, "VIVA FREI"on YouTube is an ex lawyer who commutes from Montreal to Ottawa every second day or so to walk around and interview people and show an unbiased view of what is going on. "OTTAWALKS" on YouTube does a nightly walk around the streets too. There are many others who are streaming live on FaceBook, Instagram and YouTube.

I don't usually post on this website as I much prefer just reading for interest and information but this particular post contains so much inaccurate information that I feel compelled to clear some of it up. I live in Ottawa. I have been to the protests. My personal experience was that I did not see any sign or flag that was not promoting peace or unity. What I did see were thousands of Canadians coming together to protest our government, something that is 100% legal no matter what your TV announcer tells you. There are some things that being American, you may not know, in particular that our mainstream media in Canada is 100% bought and paid for by the Liberal (Trudeau) government. This means that anything you may read or see from these sources is biased. In fact, they lie. Frequently. Yesterday for example, they reported that a "bicycle" was thrown at a horse which was ridden by a police officer which in turn caused the horse to "trip". Since there are hundreds of protesters recording, what actually happened was caught on video - a group of officers on horses came through the crowd and trampled two people, dislocating one woman's shoulder - a woman who was using a walker. In pictures, the woman's walker was easily seen on the ground beside her. There was no "bicycle". If you want to know what is happening there, the best way to see it is by following people either on Facebook or Instagram or YouTube who regularly livestream straight from the protest.

The idea that these truckers are "terrorists" or "white nationalists" is so inaccurate that it's humourous. The truckers are unilaterally promoting peace. They have been feeding the local homeless with the extra food that has been donated, they've kept the streets clean by shovelling them daily, they've kept the garbage off the streets by cleaning up daily and all of this has been captured on video but you won't see it on the nightly news. These truckers are standing up for every Canadian who feels that the government is not representing them which as it turns out is quite a few people, not the "small fringe minority" that our Prime Minister claimed they were. At this point, millions of people have come to Ottawa to join them and to thank them for their efforts. Some local residents who live close to the protest have complained about the noise from the horns. A judge decreed that there was to be no horn blowing at night and the truckers complied.

What I feel from reading these posts on this thread is that people don't seem to understand the true "why" of these protests. I've read here posts calling the truckers "whiny babies" or something similar. In fact, these truckers and all of Canada have dutifully followed mandates for almost two years. In the province of Quebec (to correct another inaccurate post) if you are unvaccinated you are presently not allowed to enter a store which is 1400 sq. feet or larger. Quebec's premier was recently (until these protests took place) threatening to impose a "health" tax on the unvaccinated. In Ontario we have been wearing masks since this all began, with no end in sight. Some Canadians have now had enough and feel that it's time to ease restrictions. It is their right to feel this way. Others disagree which is also their right. From reading this thread, I see that people think the protesters are acting illegally. There have been parking tickets issued. Those are bylaw infractions. There were people arrested for "mischief". For the people still being held, (some of the organizers) we have yet to see whether these charges will be upheld or whether the arrests were made simply to deter others. From livestreams last night, there were numerous people reporting that they had been "arrested", been put on a bus and driven about 30 minutes away from the protest area and dropped off at a shopping mall and told not to return. They were not asked to sign anything according to them. You can't arrest someone for protesting peacefully and the police know this.

Currently, numerous sections of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms are being overridden due to Canada being declared to be in a "state of emergency" due to Covid. A state of emergency is not something that should go on endlessly. The protesters are asking that all mandates be dropped immediately.

The Prime Minister enacted the "Emergencies Act" a few days ago. This Act used to be named the War Measures Act before it was updated and the name was changed. It was used only 3 times in Canada's history - during the First World War, the Second World War and during the 1970 "October Crisis" which saw the Deputy Premier of Quebec kidnapped and murdered. This protest which has bouncy castles for children and free food for anyone on almost every corner is not comparable to the First or Second World War as you may be able to understand. This Act needs to be voted upon, both by the MP's and then it must pass through the Senate. This must be done in 7 days. It gives the Prime Minister almost total control meanwhile since during an actual war scenario, waiting seven days for a vote would not be useful. Since he has enacted this Act, Trudeau has unleashed hundreds of riot police, regional police, snipers and officers on horses to try to chase off peaceful protesters from legally protesting. The Act is already being disputed as the necessary requirements for enacting it have not been met. Many people see it as Trudeau throwing a "Hail Mary" pass to stay in power.

Currently many of the trucks have left or are leaving. Others are staying. There are thousands of protesters on foot downtown while hundreds of police stare them down. If you want to see what is happening live and for yourself, "VIVA FREI"on YouTube is an ex lawyer who commutes from Montreal to Ottawa every second day or so to walk around and interview people and show an unbiased view of what is going on. "OTTAWALKS" on YouTube does a nightly walk around the streets too. There are many others who are streaming live on FaceBook, Instagram and YouTube.

The woman has not died but she is in the hospital.

The older woman walked with a walker so doubtful that she jumped in front of anybody.

I so love when people get the vapors over the WORD "fuck" but have little problem w/violent and/or threatening people blockading the roads and public rights of way.

I’m pretty sure the protestors have uttered the word “fuck” a time or two.

I watched a video yesterday multiple times shot from the view of the crowd, several people were either pushed into or stepped in front of horses on purpose. I watched several times just to be sure of what I was seeing. I knew as soon as the video went up that the right would be screaming violence from the police. Etc etc.

It takes a special kind of stupidity to put yourself in the path of a horse.

I was expressing my opinion, not quoting a poll.