52 Ideas: What will Jason Kenney Do?: On the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, the Wet’suwet’en and the Freedom Convoy 2022

Way back in 2020, the Kenney Government passed the “Critical Infrastructure Defence Act” (CIDA). Now, to make a long story short, the CIDA was the Kenney’s Administration reaction to a set of Canada-wide, Indigenous-led protests which were sympathetic to the plight of the Wet’suwet’en People. Back before the COVID pandemic

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IN-SIGHTS: Architects of unrest

Events unfolding in Ottawa revive memories of January 2021 when Trump followers tried to subvert the democracy America has practiced for generations. Urged on by Republicans, hateful mobs repudiated civil behaviour and rejected the rule of law. Now, encouraged by Conservatives, similar protesters have taken centre stage in Canada.

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