{"id":1285962,"date":"2022-02-09T16:08:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T21:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1285962"},"modified":"2022-02-09T16:08:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T21:08:49","slug":"hysterical-left-on-peaceful-canadian-freedom-convoy-occupation-siege-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hysterical-left-on-peaceful-canadian-freedom-convoy-occupation-siege-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Hysterical Left on Peaceful Canadian Freedom Convoy: &#039;Occupation,&#039; &#039;Siege,&#039; &#039;Terrorism&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhysterical-left-on-peaceful-canadian-freedom-convoy-occupation-siege-terrorism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1285962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Freedom-Convoy-Rally-in-Vaughan-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">OTTAWA, Ontario \u2013 Canadian leftists this week began using war terms&nbsp; such as \u201coccupation,\u201d \u201csiege,\u201d and \u201cterrorism\u201d to describe the ongoing Freedom Convoy demonstration in Ottawa, alongside calls inviting authorities to consider the use of military intervention to end the protest.<\/p>\n<p>During an \u201cemergency debate\u201d in the House of Commons on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpac.ca\/episode?id=dc3e3334-23ed-40ab-802a-73cd2432e85d\">said<\/a> demonstrators in Canada\u2019s capital city \u201care trying to blockade our economy, our democracy, and our fellow citizens\u2019 daily lives.\u201d He framed the demonstrations as characterized by Nazi symbolism and confederate flags.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Ottawa don\u2019t deserve to be harassed in their own neighborhoods,\u201d he added. \u201cThey don\u2019t deserve to be confronted with the inherent violence of a swastika f<span>lying on a street corner, or a Confederate flag, or the insults and jeers just because they\u2019re wearing a mask.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino said Ottawans are being \u201cheld hostage\u201d by the Freedom Convoy. He accused the demonstration of manifesting widespread criminal intimidation and violence.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMany [Ottawans], especially young women, feel unsafe,\u201d Mendicino claimed. \u201cThey\u2019ve been blockaded by an angry, loud, intolerant, and often violent crowd. \u2026 P<\/span><span>eaceful protests do not make people afraid to leave their homes, and this convoy has done that, and in doing so it has crossed the line.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>He described the demonstration as lawless. He said, \u201cWe are doing what we can to end this convoy and reestablish law and order in Ottawa.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mendicino said swastikas and Confederate flags were common among Freedom Convoy demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flying of Confederate flags [and] the demonstration of swastikas&nbsp;<span>\u2026 are not isolated incidents,\u201d he alleged. \u201cIt has been rampant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Ottawa are under siege,\u201d communist New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh said during the House of Commons debate. He added, \u201cThis convoy protest is not a peaceful protest.\u201d He described the demonstration as a display of \u201clawlessness, \u201cmob rule,\u201d and \u201coccupation.\u201d He accused demonstrators of&nbsp;\u201charassing\u201d Ottawans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe convoy\u2019s been about hateful symbols,\u201d he claimed, \u201clike a Nazi flag and the Confederate flag.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson&nbsp;has publicly used the terms \u201coccupy\u201d and \u201coccupation\u201d dozens of times across the duration of the protest. He&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimWatsonOttawa\/status\/1491170407151730690\">praised<\/a> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for considering the use of \u201cadditional resources\u201d to \u201cput an end to the ongoing occupation in Ottawa\u2019s downtown core.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I want to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustinTrudeau<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillBlair?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillBlair<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcomendicino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@marcomendicino<\/a> for the constructive discussions this afternoon on the next steps we need to take together, including the commitment of additional resources, to put an end to the ongoing occupation in Ottawa\u2019s downtown core.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimWatsonOttawa\/status\/1491170407151730690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Watson&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/06\/childless-ottawa-mayor-disturbing-to-see-kids-in-bouncy-castles-having-fun-at-protest\/\">described<\/a> the sight of children playing in bouncy castles amid the Freedom Convoy demonstration as \u201cdisturbing\u201d in an interview with CTV News on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Diane Deans, an Ottawa city councilor who <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8590487\/trucker-convoy-unlawful-protest\/\">announced<\/a> her bid for the city\u2019s mayorship, labeled the Freedom Convoy a \u201cnationwide insurrection\u201d and \u201cthreat to our democracy\u201d during a \u201cspecial meeting\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MK131_eiG9s&amp;ab_channel=OttawaCityCouncil\">conducted<\/a> via Zoom with local authorities on Saturday. She said demonstrators are \u201cterrorizing\u201d Ottawa residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow this kind of terrorism in our community to continue in this way,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8597478\/ottawa-trucker-convoy-risk-of-violence\/\">remarked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ottawa city councillor Diane Deans calls the peaceful Freedom Convoy a \u201cnationwide insurrection\u201d and a \u201cthreat to our democracy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gr9fiAaD2O\">pic.twitter.com\/gr9fiAaD2O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1490180808648261634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Tuesday, Ottawa Deputy Police Chief Steve Bell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpac.ca\/episode?id=fa5721d6-af8b-48d9-9848-73dcf1459838\">described<\/a> the demonstration as an \u201cunlawful occupation\u201d during a \u201cvirtual press conference.\u201d He characterized the protesters as \u201chighly determined and volatile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cO<span>ur message to demonstrators remains the same,\u201d he concluded while delivering prepared remarks, \u201cdon\u2019t come, and if you do, there will be consequences, including financial consequences for your illegal and unlawful behavior.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CTV News asked Ottawa\u2019s mayor about a military option to end the protest. \u201cWhat options do we have right now?\u201d CTV\u2019s Katie Griffin asked. \u201cAre you at the point where you have to request the military to come in?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many Canadian news media outlets have openly inquired about the use of military personnel in response to the Freedom Convoy. The <em>Toronto Star<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/federal\/2022\/02\/03\/call-in-the-army-heres-how-the-military-could-end-the-truckers-protest.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=star_web_ymbii\">published<\/a> an article entitled, \u201c<\/span>Call in the army? Here\u2019s how the military could end the truckers\u2019 protest.\u201d The <em>Globe and Mail<\/em> similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-canadian-law-allows-for-military-assistance-in-ending-the-ottawa\/\">considered<\/a> the use of military forces to end the demonstration in a column entitled, \u201cHow Canadian law allows for military assistance in ending the Ottawa occupation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Globe and Mail<\/em>&nbsp;further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/article-mark-carney-end-freedom-convoy-ottawa-state-of-emergency\/\">called<\/a> the Freedom Convoy \u201csedition\u201d in an op-ed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA, Ontario \u2013 Canadian leftists this week began using war terms\u00a0 such as \u201coccupation,\u201d \u201csiege,\u201d and \u201cterrorism\u201d to describe the ongoing Freedom Convoy demonstration in Ottawa, alongside calls inviting authorities &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1285962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1285962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1285962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1285962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1285962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1285962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}