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Tracing the protest’s growth, its symbols, and the troubling signs of hardening perspectives

OTTAWA — As a girl in Nunavik in the 1950s, Mary Simon and her friends chattered cheerfully on ...

Canada has now experienced its own attempted, American-inspired, Jan 6th Insurrection against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government. .

Canada has now experienced its own attempted, American-inspired, Jan 6th Insurrection against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government. .

Many protesters upset with vaccine mandates came to Ottawa with a flawed understanding of the limits of constitutional freedoms and how the Westminster parliamentary system works.

OTTAWA — As a girl in Nunavik in the 1950s, Mary Simon and her friends chattered cheerful...

She said the fact that Canadians have a diversity of experience and opinions makes the country stronger "when we are respectful of each other.” But respect “is something we really have to work on in the next months and probably years," she believes. 

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said she did not get involved in the politics of the protests, or meet any of the protesters, although she was kept closely informed of the tumultuous events on her doorstep.

Today's Water Cooler

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can continue to wield his iron hand the Canadian protesting his COVID-19 restrictions after lawmakers voted late Monday night to extend the emergency powers.