As Freedom Convoy marks its second week entrenched in the Canadian capital, a new poll is providing some of the clearest evidence yet that this affair could end up dealing a catastrophic blow to the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Although Canadians sympathize with the anti-mandate demands of Freedom Convoy, they increasingly hate the protests themselves. A new Maru Public Opinion poll found that 56 per cent of Canadians don’t have an iota of sympathy for Freedom Convoy — and two thirds wouldn’t mind seeing their blockades cleared by military force.
But Canadians are also turning their ire on a “weak” government response and an intransigent prime minister whom they blame for “inflaming” the situation. The Maru poll, which was conducted from Feb. 9 to 10, found that only 16 per cent of Canadians would vote for Trudeau based on his actions of the last two weeks.
“The last time I’ve seen numbers even close to this were in the final days of Brian Mulroney,” said John Wright, executive vice-president of Maru Public Opinion and a 32-year industry veteran. “I think this could cost him his job.”
Before the first anti-mandate protesters had even rolled into the capital, Trudeau was branding the protest as a “fringe” and “unacceptable” minority with whom he refused to meet. Following the convoy’s arrival in Ottawa, Trudeau stayed the course, saying he was “disgusted” with demonstrators, who he charged with being in the thrall of “conspiracy theories.”
At the same time, the prime minister has largely avoided any direct role in countering the blockades.
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‘He has to go’: Trudeau’s government has ‘massively overreached’
Trudeau is going nowhere…
‘He has to go’: Trudeau’s government has ‘massively overreached’ – YouTube
BREAKING!
Trudeau to use Emergencies Act to deal with protests: sources
Trudeau could end this without going this desperation route in a heartbeat, but he won’t. He could compromise. But he won’t. He’s not man enough. This is all about politics. Peewee is desperate. No matter the ‘cost’, he will have his ‘just watch me’ moment in history just like his step dad did.
Trudeau to use Emergencies Act to deal with protests: sources – YouTube
Nuff said…
Pierre Trudeau – Just watch me – YouTube
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced plans to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act to give the federal government extra powers to handle the protests across the country. Freedom Convoy protesters have been peacefully demonstrating for over two weeks in protest of vaccine mandates, particularly in Ottawa, where protesters have remained camped outside Canadian federal buildings since the protests began.
The act grants cabinet the ability to “take special temporary measures that may not be appropriate in normal times” to cope with an emergency and the resulting fallout during an “urgent and critical situation.”
“Take special temporary measures that may not be appropriate in normal times”
Anybody still remember the temporary “just give us two weeks to flatten the curve” and what the government then did with once Canadians let them get their foot ‘in the door?
Trudeau to Invoke Never-Used Emergencies Act to Crack Down on Freedom Convoy Protesters (nationalfile.com)
These Premiers must know that they are not dealing with a mature, educated individual. Surely they must know that. Surely they do…
‘Caution must be taken against overreach’: Premiers react to Trudeau’s call for Emergencies Act | National Post