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Trucker convoy: Trudeau says protest ‘becoming illegal’ as demands for action grow

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is working with the Ottawa police to put an end to the ongoing trucker protest in the nation’s capital as officials brace for a resurgence in demonstrators in the downtown core this coming weekend.

“We will continue to work with law enforcement agencies to ensure that people are protected and to ensure that this protest, which is now becoming illegal, does come to an end,” Trudeau said in French in the House of Commons on Wednesday, when asked what the federal government is doing to remove truckers from downtown Ottawa as the demonstration stretches into its sixth day.

Ottawa police expect ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest to grow this weekend

Ottawa police say they’re anticipating the “Freedom Convoy” protest that has snarled traffic and filled downtown Ottawa with relentless noise to grow again this weekend as more demonstrators return and that policing may not bring the protest to an end.

“The intelligence that we’re seeing currently is that we will continue to see the convoy attempt to hold what they have,” said deputy chief Steve Bell at a technical briefing on Wednesday. “Expect to see increased vehicular traffic Saturday and through weekend, decreasing Monday.”

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2022February 2, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

RCMP contradict Kenney comments — say no reports that officers assaulted

Alberta RCMP have clarified reports that officers had been assaulted Tuesday at a protesters’ blockade near the Coutts border crossing, saying that while there were dangerous incidents, no assaults on police had been reported.

The information from police seems to contradict a statement Alberta Premier Jason Kenney made Tuesday while updating media on the tense situation in Coutts, where a blockade of vehicles has snarled traffic since Saturday in a protest against vaccine mandates.

HMA

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2022February 2, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Canadians now realize our health enforcers have gone too far

The kids in school who used to call out at the end of the day, “Teacher, teacher, you forgot to assign homework!”, are now in charge in politics and government.

And being good little rule-followers, they are reluctant to ease up and give individuals back the control that so many Canadians willing relinquished early in the pandemic.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2022February 2, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Alberta border blockade – lanes open in both directions

COUTTS, ALTA. – There has been a breakthrough to resolve the impasse at a protest blockade at the United States border in southern Alberta.

Chad Williamson, a lawyer representing truckers blocking access to the border crossing at Coutts, Alta., says they have spoken with Mounties and agreed to open some blocked lanes.

Trucks and other vehicles have begun clearing two lanes — one going north and one going south.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2022February 2, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

The shell game continues: Moderna’s ‘FDA approved’ vax is not available to Americans, and it’s not scrutinized for Omicron

Two FDA “approvals,” two shell games.

On Monday, the FDA “approved” Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for all US customers. Just like the Pfizer “approval” episode, this vaccine will not be able for anyone for an indefinite period of time. And according to the FDA, the shot was approved without being tested for Omicron, which accounts for 99.9% of current U.S. COVID cases.

by Sarcasticat•February 2, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", "Comply!", Big Pharma, FDA

White House Recommends Spotify Do More to Censor Joe Rogan

The White House indicated Tuesday that Spotify’s attempts to address what they described as coronavirus “misinformation” on podcaster Joe Rogan’s interviews was not a strong enough response to the freedom of speech controversy.

by Sarcasticat•February 2, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", "Comply!", "Criminalizing Dissent", Censorship, Censorship on Social Media, Freedom of speech, Government is never your friend, White House

Ontario has a bunch of new Covid cases … and Omicron’s end?

Ontario reports 72 more COVID-19 deaths; under 3,000 hospitalizations

Ontario reported 72 more COVID-19 deaths that occurred in the past month and under 3,000 patients in hospital with the virus today as both hospitalizations and ICU capacity continue to gradually decline.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health says 67 of the latest deaths occurred over the past 24 hours, with four deaths occurring on Feb. 1, 18 deaths on Jan. 31, 17 deaths on Jan. 30 and the remaining deaths in the preceding days.

555 people are in ICU with #COVID19. 83% of patients admitted to the ICU were admitted for COVID-19 and 17% were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for COVID-19.

There are 3,909 new cases of COVID-19.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 2, 2022

Experts hopeful about Omicron’s end but wary about what lies ahead

VANCOUVER — The Omicron wave appears to be cresting across the country, but it’s difficult to predict what’s next for the pandemic, experts say.

Prof. Bernard Crespi, an evolutionary biologist at Simon Fraser University, said the development of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 gives clues as to what might come.

Omicron evolved to evade pre-existing immunity and reproduce at a much faster rate, he said.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

The Tide Has Turned

The rage and hate shown by the Trudeau government and the establishment towards the Freedom Convoy is the outward expression of their loss of control over the narrative.

by Sarcasticat•February 2, 2022February 2, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", "Comply!", "Criminalizing Dissent", Canada, Canada's Government Owned News Media, Justin Trudeau - Pissant, Justin Trudeau Mocked On World Stage, Protest

Kenney calls for calm at border blockade, citing attempted ramming of RCMP members

Premier Jason Kenney is calling for calm following an incident he said involved “people allied with the protesters” at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing, describing it as an attempt to “ram members of the RCMP.”

“This kind of conduct is totally unacceptable,” Kenney said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “Assaulting law enforcement officers who are simply doing their job to maintain public safety and the rule of law is completely unacceptable.”

The incident reportedly led to a collision with a civilian vehicle, Kenney said. He also called for people to stay away from the area while the RCMP carry out their action against the blockade.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Trucker protest: 2 arrested, charged as Ottawa police says crowd continues to thin

… The crowd has also reportedly continued to thin out from the thousands of protesters seen over the weekend to about 250 people, including 50 on Parliament Hill.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he “won’t give in” to the protesters’ demands, which range from ending all COVID-19 restrictions to Trudeau’s resignation.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Can a Skeptic Change His Mind About Canada?

After reading several articles on PJM in which I expressed my disenchantment with Canada as a dismally governed and increasingly repressive country, and my intention to emigrate once—or if—permitted to travel again should Covid vaccine restrictions be lifted, a friend asked me what it would take to change my mind. There are, admittedly, hopeful signs: the Great Trucker Convoy that has galvanized international attention; a cowardly prime minister who has gone into hiding, thus showing his true colors; and a new majority approving of dissent against a coercive administration. As the Toronto Sun reports, “The latest poll, taken Jan. 27-28, found 54% want restrictions to be lifted compared to just 39% who wanted restrictions lifted when the same question was asked two weeks earlier.”

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada

Smile

The snow clearing by Truck protesters could have been much more violent warned Ottawa's Mayor – "It was very aggressive shoveling that has unnerved Ottawa bureaucrats not used to seeing actual work" A formal police complaint is being considered. https://t.co/efm5v6pqm0

— Fancypants Maloney (@fancypants_s) February 2, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Guardianista warns Canada’s Covid protests highlight rise of rightwing populist movements!

Days of protests against pandemic policies and a deep rift within Canada’s conservative movement have highlighted the growing power of rightwing populist movements in the country.

On Tuesday, retail stores and vaccine clinics in Ottawa remained closed as protesters, who had travelled to the nation’s capital under the guise of protesting vaccine mandates for truckers, refused to leave.

“There’s a million people that live in Ottawa. I hear you. I hear the protesters, the province hears the protesters, the country hears the protesters,” said the Ontario premier, Doug Ford. “Now it’s time to let the people in Ottawa get back to their lives.”

The left are deeply afraid of normal people.

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada, WTF?

City of Ottawa considering legal action to recoup protest costs, Mayor Karen suggests GoFundMe shuts down Freedom Convoy account

Ottawa’s mayor says the city is contemplating legal action against the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, arguing that Ottawa taxpayers shouldn’t be left to pay costs associated with the convoy protest now snarling traffic in Canada’s capital.

Mayor Jim Watson said he also would like to see GoFundMe disassociate itself from the convoy’s fundraising campaign and the “rogue activity” of protesters pushing for an end to pandemic measures.

“I think it’s disgraceful that that any company would want to be associated with what kind of action we’ve seen here in Ottawa,” Watson told CBC News.

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Batshit Crazy Progressive Hypocrites

Lockdowns had little or no impact on COVID-19 deaths, new study shows

Lockdowns in the U.S. and Europe had little or no impact in reducing deaths from COVID-19, according to a new analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

The lockdowns during the early phase of the pandemic in 2020 reduced COVID-19 mortality by about 0.2%, said the broad review of multiple scientific studies.

“We find no evidence that lockdowns, school closures, border closures, and limiting gatherings have had a noticeable effect on COVID-19 mortality,” the researchers wrote.

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2022February 1, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"