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Why Trudeau's 'temporary' state of emergency is a dangerous sign
FOX News.com ^ | February 16, 2022 | David Marcus

Posted on 02/16/2022 11:30:57 AM PST by Kaslin

There are few things as freeing as an emergency. There are also few things as dangerous as an emergency.

For two years now, to varying degrees the people of the United States and Canada have been living under emergency rules. On Monday, in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a new state of national emergency, not because of COVID this time, but because of the supposed threat posed by truckers protesting COVID restrictions.

In the 20th century freedom triumphed over both fascism and communism, in the 21th century the greatest threat to that freedom is not from such noxious ideologies, but rather from a permanent state of emergency. The illiberal condition of this state of emergency, which will feel familiar to Americans, is one in which the Canadian government may now ban public association and protest, seize the bank accounts of their critics, and revoke all manner of other civil liberties.

The irony here is that the truckers are protesting emergency rule and Trudeau’s hapless answer is to introduce further emergency power. The Canadian government promises these new powers are temporary, one almost has to smile at how familiar that sounds.

I talked to Randy Hillier, member of Ontario’s Provincial Parliament, who put it this way, "They’re using the sledgehammer to swat a fly, they're gonna miss the fly, you always do. And they’ll be great harm and collateral damage to everyone else, once again."

As I wandered around Parliament Hill in Ottawa it was hard to disagree with Hillier’s assessment. I saw tents where people were making breakfast, trucks in neat rows allowing traffic to pass by them, high-fives and hugs. What I did not see was any conceivable reason to invoke the modern equivalent of Canada’s War Powers Act.

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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; castrosbastard; covid1984; emergencypowersact; freedomconvoy; freespeech; nationalemergency; policestate; protest; trudeau; unconstitutional

1 posted on 02/16/2022 11:30:57 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

He obtained emergency war powers to use against his own citizens by lying and labeling them as terrorist.

Of course it is troublesome, it is virtually a re-run of Germany from 1934 through 1939.

So many educated idiots.


2 posted on 02/16/2022 11:33:01 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Skwor

Government totalitarianism is ALWAYS sold as temporary to the useful idiots. Two weeks to flatten the curve.


3 posted on 02/16/2022 11:34:22 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: joma89

Two weeks to flatten the truckers.


4 posted on 02/16/2022 11:40:33 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE ( ‘When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.’)
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To: Kaslin

Canadians need to act against this totalitarian thug before it’s too late.


5 posted on 02/16/2022 11:42:05 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Kaslin

The ‘temporary state of emergency’ is how the U.S. elections were corrupted, mask mandates enforced, small businesses were shut down, as well as, forced vaccines upon unwilling participants.

The practice should be outlawed. Let We the People live with established law.


6 posted on 02/16/2022 11:43:36 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: Kaslin
Rest assured, while this happened months ago in New Zealand and Australia, Canada is just the more recent manifestation.

Coming to the US within the next month.


7 posted on 02/16/2022 11:43:45 AM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: Kaslin
The Canadian government promises these new powers are temporary, one almost has to smile at how familiar that sounds.

Yeah, two weeks to flatten the curve. Masks are a temporary measure... Teleworking is temporary. Social distancing is temporary.

We will soon transition into year three of these and other "temporary" measures. I am 100% with the truckers, it is time (long past time) to end all of these "temporary" measures.

8 posted on 02/16/2022 11:44:38 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Vaccine mandates: they are not about health, they are about obedience.)
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To: Skwor
"virtually a re-run of Germany from 1934 through 1939"

Technically 1934-1945, and required a large war to finally end it.

9 posted on 02/16/2022 11:44:39 AM PST by Tench_Coxe
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To: Kaslin

It will show how easily a Tyrant can be unseated.


10 posted on 02/16/2022 11:45:09 AM PST by G Larry (Tolerance will rise until intelligent people are banned from thinking to avoid offending imbeciles)
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To: C210N

Smart to avoid I95 below DC.


11 posted on 02/16/2022 11:52:41 AM PST by House Atreides
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To: Kaslin

tyranny is built on lies and force, and when the lies no-longer work, all that’s left is force...


12 posted on 02/16/2022 11:54:35 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Kaslin

Nothing is temporary when it comes to government. This is now a permanent liberal state in all ways.


13 posted on 02/16/2022 11:57:31 AM PST by Jonty30 (How can you claim to help me with my healthcare costs when you can't pay for your own?)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Seems like the precursor to the NWO/Tribulation with a capital T. An old movie to watch but is looking more and more like the things to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QeZYtApatY


14 posted on 02/16/2022 12:09:15 PM PST by Maudeen (PSALM 91 - GOD'S ANTIDOTE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS & VACCINE)
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To: C210N

Their theme song should be Convoy by CW McCall. “A thousand screamin trucks”.


15 posted on 02/16/2022 12:16:29 PM PST by wiley (John 16:33: "In the world you have tribulation, but take courage ; I have overcome the world.")
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To: Kaslin

temporary , ya just look at this COVID 2 week crap


16 posted on 02/16/2022 12:24:15 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: wiley
Convoy, Ottawa style
17 posted on 02/16/2022 12:46:42 PM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: Kaslin

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18 posted on 02/16/2022 4:28:37 PM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: House Atreides

Hmmm. Timed for thousands of trucks to arrive on March 1st, when Brandon delivers a fake state-of-the-union speech to 25 rats selected by Pelosi?


19 posted on 02/17/2022 11:14:30 AM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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