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Feb 15, 2022 11:11:50 GMT -5
Post by sidney on Feb 15, 2022 11:11:50 GMT -5
What have you guys heard about the Canadian Convoy problems? Is it even in the news where you are?
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Feb 15, 2022 15:50:31 GMT -5
Post by Bert on Feb 15, 2022 15:50:31 GMT -5
The honking will continue until freedom improves!
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Feb 15, 2022 19:56:43 GMT -5
Post by amyk on Feb 15, 2022 19:56:43 GMT -5
It's in the news, but I'm not following it extremely closely.
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Feb 16, 2022 6:17:33 GMT -5
Post by sidney on Feb 16, 2022 6:17:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess it's not important to people who don't live here. Apparently it's being funded by Americans though! The crowdfunding website was hacked over the weekend and it was revealed almost 60% of the donations are from the US. I don't understand why they want anarchy in Canada. How does it benefit them?
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Feb 16, 2022 20:06:46 GMT -5
Post by HoudiniDerek on Feb 16, 2022 20:06:46 GMT -5
I have heard about it, but aside from being a political statement and a pain to the residents of Ottawa, I'm not sure what the goal is either. Great song though by C.W. McCall.
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Feb 18, 2022 8:21:01 GMT -5
Post by sidney on Feb 18, 2022 8:21:01 GMT -5
Their manifesto was originally released stating that they want the current government to step down and then they would work on a coalition to rule or something like that. Very crazy stuff. They even had a recent press conference where they restated the same goals. It has very little to do with mandates.
I don't understand why any sensible Canadian would support them now. It has turned pretty ignorant. It's very clear how inappropriate they are. One of my colleague's sons goes to the University of Ottawa and he was followed, harassed, and scared out-out-of-his-mind! He's this little 18 year old kid trying to get to class, wearing his mask, walking alone, and a group of them started yelling at him, calling him names (slurs linked to his race), and threatening him to take his mask off or else.
I read an article today that made a very good point. The truckers don't seem to be armed in Ottawa, in a conventional sense. But the big rigs themselves are super-sized, intimidating weapons. It's an interesting thought. I had thought of them just as bulky blockades, but they are indeed menacing in their presence. I feel bad for the people that live in the city.
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Feb 20, 2022 22:53:34 GMT -5
Post by sidney on Feb 20, 2022 22:53:34 GMT -5
I am so curious what's in your news now... I saw a couple of posts on Twitter saying America is reporting that our Prime Minister is a dictator trampling old ladies to death with police horses. What's in the news now? Can you check for me? Or maybe it's not being covered at all where you are...
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Feb 21, 2022 19:58:37 GMT -5
Post by amyk on Feb 21, 2022 19:58:37 GMT -5
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Feb 27, 2022 17:31:39 GMT -5
Post by sidney on Feb 27, 2022 17:31:39 GMT -5
That was a great link, amyk. Thanks for sharing that. I don't understand why Fox News would lie so much about it. Donald Trump has really latched onto it now, too.
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Apr 7, 2022 13:09:30 GMT -5
Post by HoudiniDerek on Apr 7, 2022 13:09:30 GMT -5
Sadly, the man who sang the renowned "Convoy" song passed recently. Enjoy your rest, C.W. McCall.
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