When asked by the CBC if he was being fair to paint the entire convoy with the same brush when a tiny handful of people had caused some problems, Trudeau doubled down, saying, “(a)nyone who is part of this group who is disgusted by what the folks protesting alongside are doing needs to step up and take responsibility, condemn these actions and look for other ways to express their displeasure.”
Pierre Poilievre, Conservative finance critic, passionately defended Canadians fed up with lockdowns and restrictions, condemning Trudeau’s “inflammatory rhetoric.”
“This country right now is like a raw nerve, and the prime minister is jumping up and down on it with his inflammatory rhetoric. We’re talking about 14-year-olds that are suicidal after two years of lockdowns. I just spoke to a waitress whose business was wiped out by lockdowns. I’m talking to truckers who have been serving food on our plates. These are the very people – honest, hard-working, shirt-off-your-back-type people – that this prime minister keeps attacking!”
By the way, The GoFundMe in support of the truckers at the time this article was published had reached $9,464,050
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