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The Role of Protests in a Democracy

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There is currently a public enquiry in Canada examining whether the invocation of the Emergencies Act to end the “Trucker’s Freedom Protest” in Ottawa last year was legally justified. This protest was to force the government to end the vaccination mandate for truckers crossing the border to the U.S. It lasted from Jan. 28 to Feb. 20. The police did not intervene effectively until the Canadian Parliament invoked the Emergencies Act and the protest was dispersed.

This raises general questions about protests in democracies. Continue reading “The Role of Protests in a Democracy”

The Killing of Breonna Taylor is Not About Systemic Racism – It’s Much Deeper Than That.

Breonna Taylor, a young black woman, was shot and killed by the police in Louisville, Kentucky. Ms. Taylor was a front-line worker at a hospital and had no police record. Street protests started immediately and all pundits claimed this was another case of systemic racism by the police.

However, many aspects of the case raise questions. Many of these have not been answered in the press.

Starting with the facts. This is made difficult since there are conflicting reports and there are indications that there is a lot of genuine fake news (as opposed to Trump’s “fake news”)

Continue reading “The Killing of Breonna Taylor is Not About Systemic Racism – It’s Much Deeper Than That.”