It is a scary time when the Prime Minister of your country uses jack-booted police to stifle opposition to his policies.
It is scary to see the relentless demonization of opponents that has characterized American political life for the last decade being imported into Canada by that same Prime Minister.
I've seen polling data indicating that a large chunk of the Canadian population believes that their risk of dying of COVID is ten to 25 times higher than it actually is. You cannot expect people who have been made that scared to behave rationally.
The good new is that the Omicron Variant continues to function like a de facto vaccine all over the world. Today Poland, Slovakia and Iceland joined the growing list of countries that have cancelled all COVID restrictions. Iceland went so far as to say it was actually a good thing for everyone to be exposed to Omicron, as it will result in herd immunity.
The end of the COVID pandemic is coming. Justin Trudeau can delay accepting that reality, but he can't change it.
As Canadians lose their fearfulness, I believe their basic goodwill and sense of fair play will reassert itself. All of us crave a return to normal life. Canadians will soon start to ask the obvious question: If Canada is one of the most-vaccinated countries on the planet, why should Canada be among the last to enjoy the freedoms of a return to normal life?
The Emergency Act includes a legal requirement for a review process after the state of emergency has ended. We can be reasonably sure that review process will not be kind to Justin Trudeau.
Though Pfizer is legally protected from any lawsuits related to vaccine side-effects, there is a limitation on that legal immunity. If it can be shown there was fraud during the testing and approval process for Pfizer's vaccines, Pfizer's legal immunity is null and void.
Guess what? A two-billion dollar lawsuit has now been filed against Pfizer by a whistleblower who was once the supervisor of one of Pfizer's mRNA vaccine trials. How will all those who dutifully got vaccinated feel when it comes out that Pfizer manipulated their clinical trials to make their vaccine appear safer and more effective than it actually was?
Time is on our side. The end of the pandemic is in sight. Once the pandemic ends, there will be a reckoning.
PS: Most of Canada’s state-run media is cravenly echoing the Government narrative. To their credit, the National Post is actually presenting a wide range of opinions. They also have alerted Canadians to how the rest of the world sees what is happening here. The Toronto Sun has also been willing to present a diversity of opinions. Then there’s this from RepublicJim:
Hear, hear!
Let’s hope so, but as the house of cards crumbles desperate, dangerous action could occur. Not wanting to add to the fear pandemic, but these are interesting times