Canadian progressives wring their hands at anti\u002Ddemocratic tendencies in other countries, but cheer on backsliding at home
I ask this question in all seriousness. We’ve just witnessed the final chapter to the Emergencies Act invoked almost a year ago by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Friday afternoon declared legitimate in the report by Commissioner Paul Rouleau who headed the Public Order Enquiry Commission.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit. Get NP Platformed delivered to your inbox weekdays by 4 p.m. ET.
It’s ironic that Canadian progressive elites wring their hands at anti-democratic tendencies and media complicity in propagating establishment narratives in other countries, but fail to look within, and instead cheer on seriously problematic democratic backsliding at home.
Reading between the lines of the Rouleau report, there is the merest hint of criticism of Trudeau, in referring to the infamous address in which he referred to the protestors as a “small fringe minority” of people who hold “unacceptable views.” The report acknowledges that these remarks served to “energize” the protesters, while stopping short of directly blaming Trudeau for his central role in creating a highly polarized atmosphere.
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