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September 24, 2024

Louis Riel and the Metis Rebels would have understood the Freedom Convoy

The truckers’ protest in the winter of 2022 against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate not only continues to make headlines as the trials of prominent protesters drag on and verdicts are sporadically delivered, but the Freedom Convoy itself remains a touchstone in the ongoing debate about the country’s direction after a decade of increasingly left-wing Liberal government. The movement’s implications continue to resonate.

The Freedom Convoy wasn’t just a protest against forced vaccination, it was a nationwide outcry against what many perceived as an unprecedented experiment in authoritarianism. Thousands of truckers and thousands more supporters roared across the country from Princ...
https://tnc.news/2024/09/23/op-ed-louis-riel-metis-rebels-freedom-convoy/

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Did anyone here watch the town hall from Edmonton last night? I watched the first from Red Deer on X and attempted to watch last night on FB but the hecklers and comments pissed me off so quit watching. after about 15 minutes. They are sure a different bunch north of me and I don't say that in a positive way from what I heard. I am sure Ganum will have something to say negative as he didn't watch from Red Deer but had lots to say.

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Poilievre Facing 58 Opponents So Far in Alberta Byelection Targeted by Long Ballot Protest

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