Are DEMOCRATS afraid protests will break out in the USA too?
What began as a single convoy specifically protesting a trucker vaccine mandate has morphed into a broader movement of diverse voices opposed to different aspects of government COVID-19 rules.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and others, have gone out of their way to amplify a handful of bad actors at the Ottawa protests and paint everyone with the same brush.
Bad actors certainly deserve condemnation and, if appropriate, criminal charges and arrests.
But it’s disingenuous of Trudeau — and members of the media — to ignore the very valid concerns raised by the protesters, both those in Ottawa and the ones set to appear in Toronto, parts of Alberta and other regions of the country.
Residents of Ottawa who live close to the convoy are rightfully upset at the non-stop honking that has made it difficult for them to focus and even sleep. It’s hard to blame them for calling for this to end.
But we shouldn’t lose sight of the forest for the trees — which is the issue of the overbearing COVID-19 rules most Canadians still live under.
The core request of the protesters is that the mandates should be ended. They happen to be right.
The mandates should not end because of the protesters.
No, the mandates should end because it’s the right thing to do.
Canadian public health officials say it’s time to treat COVID-19 like the flu. Canadians watch as other countries drop all of their restrictions. National public opinion supports heading in this direction.
It’s reasonable to take issue with the tactics of these protests, but it’s also reasonable — and necessary — to end mandates nationwide.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-protests-or-not-the-mandates-still-need-to-go
