Thread by @jaycurrie

Hibernation Day #241 | Off to the Legislature for a rally. Good crowd but a little different. Different organizers. As one of my kids put it, "More Facebook than Instagram". Very much a "pro-Charter" rally. #novaccinemandates 1/

I was amused as one woman spoke about how very small groups of people could have huge influence and referred to the @CPC_HQ leadership. She suggested signing up as members and then voting for Leslyn Lewis. It was a very odd thing to say, but that was the crowd. 2/

The organizers come out of the socon/pro-Life/Christian world - and nothing wrong with that - but it is very different from the more Libertarian/PPC/freedom of choice world which has animated the earlier rallies. 3/

The general collapse of the COVID narrative and the withdrawal of many, if not all, of the COVID restrictions means that pro-freedom people have to pivot. My old employer, Joseph Roberts from Common Ground Magazine has made the pivot. 4/

Two months ago he was out criticising the jabs themselves, now he is pushing taking the Charter seriously. I think this is a much better political line. The jabs are disappointing and may be dangerous. But they are transitory. 5/

Paying attention to the abuse of our Charter rights by both the federal and provincial governments is important. It is also a political position which can attract support from people who are not natural conservatives. 6/

I suspect that "rally" activity will die down across the country with the exception of what I hope will be large rallies for the Charter on Canada Day. The signs seem to be pointing in the direction of lifting all mandates. 7/

Paid off legacy media is allowing opinion pieces to run suggesting that the travel mandates make no scientific sense and should be ended. There is very little support left save amongst a certain sort of Ontario Liberal. 8/

A chap on Twitter suggested that Trudeau was waiting for the outcome of the Ontario election before canning the mandates. If Ford wins, they go, if he doesn't they stay because the Libs and the NDP are all in for repressive measures. 9/

Victoria has pretty much put COVID behind it. Sure, there are still people wearing masks, but fewer every day. The consequences of the ill thought out NPIs and lightly trialled jabs are still rippling through the economy. Everyone is short staffed. 10/

We are not seeing shortages, yet. We are seeing huge price rises which will only get worse as fuel remains dumbly expensive. Hibernating is evolving from a health and sanity choice to an economic necessity. 11/

Spring is Here! The COVID narrative is pretty much over, now we see how the recovery goes. We don't have long. Inflation, higher interest rates, lack of workers and whatever new variant or disease arrives means Fall will be,well, interesting. 12/12