The Canada Convoy

As far as I know Canada is still rather restrictive regarding flying into the country. One PCR test, not older than 74 or 72 hours? and then another test upon arrival. Endless queues due to testing requirements at Pearson airport upon arrival, making the risk of infection even higher.

Also then there were issues that they mandated that everyone stays in an overpriced accomodation ( something like $2000 or $3000) for 3 days regardless which country they came from, and wait for test results,- but that has been abolished. But still this is history now, but it made one feel as being a "Persona non Grata" as a Canadian citizen in my own country, also the mandatory hotel stay would have been legally in contravention with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Home isolation and home quarantine yes, but the Charter of Rights and Freedoms can't dictate where this is going to be for a returning citizen.

The travel restrictions were and are still very unrealistic. The Canadian government should give the freedom back to those who are tripple vaccinated, without any extra forms to fill out, ArriveCan-Apps or tests. Even the UK handled this matter better and lifted restrictions sooner.

But again, that's mostly gone now, it's history, and it certainly doesn't justify what the truckers are doing.

I believe that the unvaccinated truckers are very much a small minority, and also these kind of convoys are also the work of some organization close to Donald Trump, QAnon and other conspiracy theory friends and Nazi-Style flags also should have no place in Canada.

Ultimately, I think Trudeau should bring in the military to have these convoys removed. They are hurting Canada and Canada's economy.

You do like to put word in people mouth, don't you.

I know what's in the Charter, it would take you 10 minutes to get your head around it but you just pick the top items from a google search that covers a portion of it. If you took them from that website, you could have scrolled down slightly and arrive at mobility rights, but you didn't take it from there originally, you took it from the google front page. I'm not here to educate you, you can do that yourself but you don't seem to want to.

I don't think I posted any article did I? I mentioned Brian Peckford's speech on the protest and that he's more likely to understand the nuances of the Charter more than you. You clearly don't believe so.

You've posted a lot of you opinion on here, you have clear disdain for the truckers and those that support them which is a third of the country. I've made my point pretty clear, we're getting into repetition now so I'll leave it to you. Best of luck. I hope this protest comes to an amicable ending without any escalation.

Okay, a third of the country support them, meaning two-thirds don't. That's a majority.

It's not a breach of rights, that's BS, Canada has had vaccine requirements before, during Smallpox, and then early in the 20th century, e.g. Toronto medical school, all students had to be vaccinated. In the 70's, many Canadian provinces had mandatory vaccination programs.

What next, would you support that surgeons block roads because they don't want to wear masks during surgery? pilots block airports because don't want to take the mandatory medical?

This rights stuff is complete nonsense, it's a pandemic, we have had vaccine requirements all over the world. We've had vaccine requirements for decades (e.g. Yellow Fever).

What I can gather from Peckfrod is that I have a much better grasp of science than he does, that isn't hard when he spouts rubbish of experimental vaccines and so forth, the words of an imbecile.

As I have said, and pointed out to you a few times, nothing in the charter is being infringed upon. Canada has rules, regardless of vaccination or otherwise. Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada. and then its followed up by The rights specified in subsection (2) are subject to any laws or practices of general application in force in a province other than those that discriminate among persons primarily on the basis of province of present or previous residence; and any laws providing for reasonable residency requirements as a qualification for the receipt of publicly provided social services.

Glad I could help you understand things better though, you didn't want to read the charter so there are the highlights for you now. Peckford is free to say what he wants, I am free to call him an idiot for what he is saying, because it is not based in the real world.

Take care.

Ultimately, I think Trudeau should bring in the military to have these convoys removed. They are hurting Canada and Canada's economy.

Too much risk. Reports are some of them are armed, it would just take one simpleton to open fire and lets just say it wouldn't end well.

I think you need to go back and read the first few pages again rather than quote out of context at me. Stating a fact is not slander. You were pushing conspiracy theories. When debate is lost nonsense is the tool of the loser.

Maybe Socrates the footballer said it.

Are you sure?

Eric Trump tweeted it, surely he would have fact checked it.

Well the fact a Trump tweeted it means theres a 97% chance its scutter.

But the Trump disciples will believe and preach the word of the Lord.

I love the maturity of CT’ists. It’s the same on the CT forum. Throw a hissy fit, misquote, post nonsense, then memes…..finally it usually ends up with name calling and a dramatic fake exit.

Has he started calling everyone else a "paid poster" yet?

Agreed.

But they were also armed, back in the days of the October crisis.

However I think by now everyone has discontent with the Canadian government on handling the Corona crisis, and that includes Trudeau calling an early election in the middle of the crisis, in hopes of gaining more seats, in reality gaining nothing, but at a cost to the Canadian taxpayer.... I think the whole early election cost around 600 Million.

Also, I think Canada should finally open up the borders to fully vaccinated travellers without any ifs, buts or maybes, forms or ArriveCanada Apps. Canadian Passport, Vaccination certificate with QR code, and one should be done.

No need for artificially creating endless queues at Pearson airport and risks of getting infected.

But this has hardly anything to do with the convoy, - but again, it's my personal discontent.

Both the British and the Irish governments handled themselves better in the pandemic.