When @JustinTrudeau was first elected, he did a speaking engagement at @UCalgary there were so many protestors there. One aggressive man kept shouting- I tried to talk to that man, letting him know that thousands came & wanted to hear the PM. The man just kept on shouting.
https://twitter.com/CameronAhmad/status/1431423730845093889
It was unpleasant meeting some of those protestors back then. They were not reasonable people in my estimation. They seemed vicious. This is even before the election of Trump. These people have now gotten even more aggressive. None of their arguments or positions make sense.
When I first came to Canada, PM Chrétien came to speak in #yyc it was an incredible thing to hear him. I was not a Canadian citizen yet & couldn’t vote but I learned about the tradition of civility in Canadian politics. What I see today is blind hate by some at rallies.
The graceful response by PM @JustinTrudeau - of the high road in messaging & empathy in reaction to absolutely unacceptable conduct by people at these protests is extraordinary & unusual to see in these times.
The vitriol evident does not seem to be genuine protest from citizens, but rather something very toxic. These activities seem to be linked to organized activity, that takes advantage of conservative audiences. @CPC_HQ doesn’t seem to be willing to dig into it too much. #cdnpoli
https://twitter.com/MsAmyMacPherson/status/1431601491018723331
The repeated association of hate groups, racists & other bigots with conservative movements is no longer accidental. There is a systemic problem within @CPC_HQ @erinotoole have to clean house in their membership as well as supporters.Till then they are not fit to govern #cdnpoli
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