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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trudeau govt. brought to its knees by gang of ex-RCMP and military [View all]
Looks like Canada has its own version of the Oathkeepers/III%ers:
https://apple.news/AoDUPxBDzSY20P0C-r70bEQ
The group Police on Guard, formed during the pandemic, has endorsed the truck convoy. On its website it publicly identifies more than 150 mostly retired police officers who are against government imposed emergency measures such as vaccine mandates. More than 50 former Canadian Forces soldiers are also named on its site.
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Furthermore, the leadership team for the protesters calling themselves the Freedom Convoy includes:
Daniel Bulford, a former RCMP officer who was on the prime minister's security detail. He quit last year after refusing to get the vaccine and is the convoy's head of security.
Tom Quiggin, a former military intelligence officer who also worked with the RCMP and was considered one the country's top counter-terrorism experts.
Tom Marazzo, an ex-military officer who, according to his LinkedIn profile, served in the Canadian Forces for 25 years and now works as a freelance software developer.
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"I would say the opposition at this point doesn't actually have a strategy. They have a sort of weak goal and that they want the streets cleared, but they have no real idea how they want to get there," he said.
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"I think what we're going to see is people start going to the government and saying 'Get this fixed.' And if you don't, we're realizing that we have the power to shut things down," said Quiggin
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Furthermore, the leadership team for the protesters calling themselves the Freedom Convoy includes:
Daniel Bulford, a former RCMP officer who was on the prime minister's security detail. He quit last year after refusing to get the vaccine and is the convoy's head of security.
Tom Quiggin, a former military intelligence officer who also worked with the RCMP and was considered one the country's top counter-terrorism experts.
Tom Marazzo, an ex-military officer who, according to his LinkedIn profile, served in the Canadian Forces for 25 years and now works as a freelance software developer.
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"I would say the opposition at this point doesn't actually have a strategy. They have a sort of weak goal and that they want the streets cleared, but they have no real idea how they want to get there," he said.
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"I think what we're going to see is people start going to the government and saying 'Get this fixed.' And if you don't, we're realizing that we have the power to shut things down," said Quiggin
Much, much more at link, including details about how the this insurrection is being run like a military operation, with supply lines providing fuel, food and other necessities, including saunas.
This report raises numerous questions:
Why has it taken two weeks for this information to be reported?
Was this insurrection an actual failure of Canadas intelligence agencies, or did they deliberately turn a blind eye?
Are the police truly under resourced to handle this crisis, or are they unwilling to enforce the law against their former colleagues?
If Trudeau ends up calling in the military to resolve this crisis, will they obey his orders?
Has this insurrection been funded by anyone connected to the January 6 insurrection?
Is this insurrection by former police and military actually a slow motion coup?
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Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
OP
K&R, they are trying to see how far they can go. I pray Trudeau takes concerted efforts on this
uponit7771
Feb 2022
#1
The other problem is that Covid restrictions are fading fast in most of the world
FBaggins
Feb 2022
#3
True, but the convoy, at least initially, was about cross-border vaccine requirements
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
#17
I really don't think this is about vaccines at all. Vaccines just give a platform for propaganda and
luvtheGWN
Feb 2022
#50
I really don't think this is about vaccines at all. Vaccines just give a platform for propaganda and
luvtheGWN
Feb 2022
#51
However, it does suggest that US expats aren't going to just escape global fascism. (Nt)
FreepFryer
Feb 2022
#7
You forgot: Engineer: "Glass is twice as big as it needs to be". . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2022
#37
I agree, but it appears that Canadian law enforcement won't take those steps. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
#18
One of the biggest problems in playing hardball is that a lot of these assholes have
Bev54
Feb 2022
#30
He is not indecisive and twisted. It is a tricky situation and as much as the conservatives
Bev54
Feb 2022
#32
You are wrong. And you seem anti-Liberal with your twisting of his name. Progressive much?
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2022
#35
That's what the occupiers want. They'd use it for decades for propaganda
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2022
#64
Here's a different take on this from Beau of the 5th column. The comments too are enlightening
PortTack
Feb 2022
#29
Beau grossly misunderstands what's happening- he ignores the border blockade
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
#54
Who controls the streets of Ottawa right now? Who controls cross border commerce?
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
#58
He needs his version of the FBI to charge, indict and otherwise round them up, fine and jail them.
ancianita
Feb 2022
#45
Who controls the streets of Ottawa at this moment? Who controls cross border commerce?
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
#55
$500 million/a day in cross border commerce has been blocked. Who's in charge?
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
#67
That shit is about to end. The conservatives just bailed on them and told them to leave.
knightmaar
Feb 2022
#69
How organizers with police and military expertise may be helping Ottawa convoy protest dig in
BlueWavePsych
Feb 2022
#53
Canadian media has been pretty guilty of unbalanced bothsiderism as well. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2022
#68