Posted on 12/19/2018 2:36:13 PM PST by simpson96
Canadians, many in yellow vests like those worn by anti-government protesters in France, demonstrate in Ottawa on Dec. 8.
The streets of France have been rocked by the “yellow vest” protests over the past five weeks, named for the reflective safety vests worn by many protesters. The anti-government demonstrations began over an increased gasoline tax and spread to include other issues.
In recent weeks, the protests extended beyond Paris and other French cities to include Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, among others, where outraged citizens are fed up with high taxes, strict regulations and an increasingly oppressive centralized and globalist European government.
Now the yellow vest protests have crossed the pond, so to speak, to arrive in Canada.
In cities across the country this weekend, residents donned the recognizable safety gear and took to the streets, mostly to protest the immigration and taxation policies supported by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Canada’s CTV News reported that protests arose Saturday from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the east to Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, out west, with plenty of other cities seeing protesters in between.
In Halifax, a group of protesters arrayed themselves outside City Hall in protest of a new carbon tax, among a long list of other concerning issues.
Protester James Hoskins told CTV, “I have never met even one Canadian that understands how a carbon tax is going to reduce carbon emissions,” while Barry Ahern described a special government grant program as “oppression of Canadians by our own people.
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
Ban yellow vests.
California is absolutely ripe for this. Storm Sacramento and have Moonbeam eat crow until his long awaited departure.
New California ‘Yellow Vest’ Movement Joins French Citizens Against Socialism and Globalism
Follow the money. Who makes the yellow vests? /S
Merci.
Coming to a Commonwealth near you!
Well, at least one bright spot today.
When the blue vests join in, you know that your government is in trouble.
I think we need to flood DC with yellow vests with notes attached that say Build the Wall or next time you see these vests they will be worn by patriots
“We want to know why Quebec is getting $13 billion in transfer payments when we’re hurting.”
A “Trump” Orange Vest movement could support building a border Wall.
NOT Yellow. Wear RED!
The world is waking up to the scams of 'elites'...
When yellow vests are outlawed, only outlaws will have yellow vests.
Hopefully.
..to The United States.
I'm buying my yellow vest at the salvation army.
I’ll be at a protest on Saturday.
Nope, need to tie it into the yellow jacket movement that is breaking out world wide.
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