The ongoing blockade at the Ambassador Bridge is nothing short of a colossal failure of the Canadian state to assert its authority over one of its most basic functions: securing the border. That the federal Liberal government has so far refused to take full responsibility, declaring it a local policing issue, is an incredible embarrassment. The greatest threat to Canada right now is not insurrection or foreign interference, but the incompetency baked into the country.
"To the protestors I say, we have heard you and it's time to go."
Ontario Premier Doug Ford declares state of emergency in wake of protests against COVID-19 restrictions, calling the demonstration a "siege of the city of Ottawa." https://t.co/0B1PwDDDDJ pic.twitter.com/e0iV2dSPpL
— ABC News (@ABC) February 11, 2022
