By Sniffles
Lots of disturbing reports coming out of Ottawa today, what with the crazy anti-vaxx-white-supremacist-let's-overthrow-the-government Canadian truckers descending on the city. Because, gee, they're behaving just like Trumpsters.
Dining inside is forbidden in Ontario restaurants until at least January 31 because of COVID. But many other fast-food places in downtown Ottawa closed today as well — along with tons of retailers who were worried about rowdiness and violence. (The truckers said they wanted a Canadian-style January 6, after all.) This meant that the Trumpy truckers had no place to go to the bathroom, and as you can imagine, they treated downtown Ottawa the same way the insurrectionists treated the US Capitol. Ugh.
The demonstrators also disrespected downtown monuments. It was appalling to see people standing on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. But what really seemed to trigger folks was this treatment of the Terry Fox statue. (Fox was an athlete, a cancer patient and an amputee who in 1980 ran cross-country to raise awareness of his disease. Canadians feel protective of him.)
Said Mayor Brad West of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia: "I'm the mayor of Terry Fox’s hometown. He's our city's hero, a national inspiration and a unifier. Whatever your cause, you don’t get to appropriate his legacy, and you don’t touch his statue. Ever. This should be removed immediately." He tagged the city and the mayor of Ottawa.
In case you're wondering, Prime Minister Trudeau is in isolation because one of his children tested positive for COVID. He was moved from Rideau Cottage today for his own safety. Good. Like MAGAts in the US, these "freedom truckers" are disgusting. We cats HISS.
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