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The freedom convoy folks and some of the comments here have a rather misinformed and rose-coloured view of what Canada is.
Canada was never a country founded on freedom and individual liberty, as was the case with the United States. One of the central principles in our constitution is "Peace, Order, and Good Government". It is not "freedom". This reflects a rather statist, conservative, and somewhat skeptical view of the world and what our country should be.
It was Trudeau Sr. that brought in a very American, pro-individual institution, in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to Canada as part of our grand bargain to further sever our relationship with the United Kingdom. These freedom convoy folks and the people that are egging them on seem to completely ignore that fact.
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