Thread by @Norlaine

The #UnitedWeRoll protesters expressed disappointment that PM Trudeau did not come out to speak to them. They have been photographed wearing shirts and carrying signs that say Trudeau should be charged with treason, or hanged. 1/

And then Senator Tkachuck. you know, the CPC Senate house leader during the Harper regime, he calls on all the trucker to "roll over" all Liberals so the legislation they passed could be disappeared. 2/

Even if he wanted to interact with this group, I have to think our PM's security detail were very discouraging. It doesn't go down well in one's record to have the PM shot on one's watch. Especially since the last political assassination in Canada was in 1970. 3/

Pierre Laporte, Minister of Labour for QC was killed by the FLQ. Before that was Thomas D'Arcy McGee, a federal Minister of Agriculture who was assassinated in 1868 by some who felt he had turned against his Irish roots. > a century between political assassinations in Canada. 4/

You have to bet that no RCMP security detail ever wants the next one on their record. 5/

Let's roll back a bit. In 2013 a group of First Nations youth WALKED 1,600 kilometers from northern Ontario to Ottawa to talk to the PM about the housing crisis in their communities. 6/

When they arrived, then PM Stephen Harper decided it was more important to have photo ops with pandas in Toronto. So he refused to meet with these young people who had walked so far. 7/

For myself, I see absolutely nothing wrong with PMJT not meeting with a group that drove a hate caravan of fuel guzzling trucks across the country to call for his conviction/torture/execution. 8/

But, that's just me. Feel free to voice your opinions... #cdnpoli #cdnmedia
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