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applegrove

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Tue Feb 8, 2022, 04:59 PM Feb 2022

'This Is Sedition' [View all]

'This Is Sedition’

February 8, 2022 at 11:05 am EST By Taegan Goddard 166 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/08/this-is-sedition/

"SNIP.......

Mark Carney Mark Carney: “On the first weekend, many Canadians who joined the demonstrations undoubtedly had peaceful objectives. Tired as we all are with unprecedented disruptions that we’ve all endured over the past two years, it’s understandable that many would want to come to Ottawa to protest. It’s a free country, and everyone should be able to express their opinions free of interference from the state, just as the press should be able to report without fear of harassment or intimidation.”

“But now in its second week, no one should have any doubt. This is sedition. That’s a word I never thought I’d use in Canada. It means ‘incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority.’”

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