The bright spot in all of this weekend's goings on is that while a few thousand were throwing a tantrum in Ottawa, almost 90,000 Ontarians received a vaccine.
It's very related. This entire protest is being touted as being in opposition to public health mandates and measures taken in response to the pandemic, and the claim that we are being stripped of our freedoms as a result.How is this related to the Coronavirus?
It's very related. This entire protest is being touted as being in opposition to public health mandates and measures taken in response to the pandemic, and the claim that we are being stripped of our freedoms as a result.
You’ve been mocking discussion about C-19 restrictions anyway. Is this about what’s on topic, or what you prefer to see? If it’s the latter, there are tools so you don’t have to see it.How is this related to the Coronavirus?
COVID news:I'll just unfollow this thread because I'm here for actual news about the actual vírus.
All I see here is dozens of posts about parking on the war memorial, peeing on the war memorial and the desecration of a statue. I'm also seeing many posts about Justin Trudeaus vaccine policy.
Some people don't see the hypocrisy in Canadian "patriots" crying about their lack of freedoms yesterday by desecrating the monuments of the war dead that actually fought and died to preserve our freedom.
Never look away.That's why I said we should not look away. This is part and parcel of the anti-vax movement. It is painful to see. Sorry you were so offended.
Not offering an argument, but while I agree with your interpretation of the word "our" in the singular context, I and I believe many others interpret the word in the plural, as is the allied nations, the collective of democracies. Regardless, our military served on our behalf.Personally, I’ve always disliked the idea that the world wars were fought for our freedom. They weren’t. Neither war hit our shores.
It’s a far more honourable act that these soldiers gave their lives for other people’s freedom. We acted as a part of global community, rather than nationalistic protection. Part of this is what led to Canada’s reputation as peacekeepers, after all. Collectively our country put ourselves through hardship — rationing resources at home and shifting manufacturing for the war effort — and gave the lives of our young overseas for the protection and liberation of others.
That said, it makes it even more disrespectful that those in the convoy claiming to be for “freedom” while desecrating these monuments hide individual motivations behind the specious claims of protecting “everyone”.
Never look away.
Fair point.Not offering an argument, but while I agree with your interpretation of the word "our" in the singular context, I and I believe many others interpret the word in the plural, as is the allied nations, the collective of democracies. Regardless, our military served on our behalf.
That's true, though Newfoundland & Labrador hadn't yet signed on and that was considered "overseas" warfare.Even in the singular sense, 27 civilian and Canadian warships were sunk by Nazi forces in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf.
Being one of the writers doesn't make them an expert.You’re contradicting one of the Charter writers.
No clue what the maritime law was back then wrt to the Dominion of Newfoundland, but most sinkings were clearly within Canadian territorial waters:Fair point.
That's true, though Newfoundland & Labrador hadn't yet signed on and that was considered "overseas" warfare.