Dear Editor:
Wow, what a shock for Pierre Poilievre, Rex Murphy, Conrad Black (convicted felon – what is he still doing here?) and the National Post over Justice Paul Rouleau’s report on the use of the Emergencies Act being legal.
It seems Rouleau did not buy the story of how it was about freedom. After occupying a city for three weeks and disruptive actions like blowing truck horns, the group wonders why anyone would think they were childish. Nazi and Confederate flags were about free speech? No, it was a collection of lawbreakers, selfish people who had fun until the police moved in. Some hopefully will enjoy a prison cell and the financial consequences about to fall on them.
They disrespected the War Memorial and others’ lives. Many were “grifters,” like their hero Trump and the MAGA crowd, and saw a big payout coming – nothing to do with freedom.
Interesting Poilievre has removed any trace of him with the lawbreakers. Now, like a child, he claims Justin Trudeau started it. No, they were egged on by Poilievre and members of the Tory caucus.
I love how the gaslighting is happening now, like the Republicans and Jan. 6. The other great highlight of Rouleau’s report was his shining a light on where Premier Doug Ford was all that time and his failure to testify. Good report!
Maybe Pierre should remember that over 70% of Canadians never supported this group – and now even more.
Jim Trautman,
Simi Valley, California