A Liberal MP from Quebec, Jöel Lightbound, held a press conference to criticize Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's COVID policies, and said the Freedom Convoy truckers need to be heard.
In his press conference, Lightbound did say that it was time for the convoy to disperse from the nation's capital, but also acknowledged the class divide playing out on the streets of Ottawa.
“Some seem to forget that isolation is felt differently. Not everyone can still earn money using their MacBook while at the cottage. Some are suffering in silence and feel like they're not heard."
Lightbound also indicated others in the Liberal Party were less than pleased with Trudeau and his mandates. This raises the question of Trudeau's support within his own party; Canada's Westminster-style Parliament means that Trudeau is Prime Minister only as long as he can lead his party. With Trudeau already leading a minority government, any sizable defection of the Liberal rank and file in Parliament could trigger a no-confidence motion which would topple the Trudeau government.
It is too soon to say with certainty that this will happening, but it is remarkable for a sitting Prime Minister to face public criticism from within his own party. The nature of parliamentary systems discourages that sort of disunity.
Also, my earlier posting about the Ottawa Police returning fuel might be inaccurate. While that is what is circulating through several alternative media sites, neither True North nor Rebel News, two news services with an on the ground presence in Ottawa, have picked up on that story.
What does appear to be the case is that the truckers are being resupplied, and the Ottawa Police prohibition against “material support” is being substantially ignored, while a protest against the Ottawa Police prohibition—ordinary people carrying Jerry cans in open defiance of the ban--is taking place.
Let's hope the swine goes soon. As for jerrycans, a bottle of "sprite" can look remarkably like a bottle of diesel. Unless of course carrying plastic bottles is illegal in Canada.
My guess is people are walking around Ottawa carrying empty Jerry cans. Just to give the police fits. The word from the police is that people are using non traditional containers to resupply the demonstrators.
In any case, the level of popular support for the Freedom Convoy is striking. Trudeau clinging to his "fringe minority" rhetoric is likely to cost him. Dismissing what is clearly a significant movement as "unacceptable" is a dangerous level of political disconnect.
This is heartwarming! People Power at work!
Let's hope the swine goes soon. As for jerrycans, a bottle of "sprite" can look remarkably like a bottle of diesel. Unless of course carrying plastic bottles is illegal in Canada.
My guess is people are walking around Ottawa carrying empty Jerry cans. Just to give the police fits. The word from the police is that people are using non traditional containers to resupply the demonstrators.
In any case, the level of popular support for the Freedom Convoy is striking. Trudeau clinging to his "fringe minority" rhetoric is likely to cost him. Dismissing what is clearly a significant movement as "unacceptable" is a dangerous level of political disconnect.