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Comparing the Freedom Convoy protests across Canada two years ago — particularly the largest one in Ottawa — to the recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Canadian universities is useful.
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Why am I comparing these two protests, as opposed to looking at the pro-Palestinian encampments on universities in the U.S. compared to Canada? For several reasons.
1. Canadians protest differently from Americans. We are generally less destructive and more civil and law-abiding.
2. American laws and how their enforcement agencies operate are not the same as their Canadian counterparts.
3. The federal and Ontario governments that were primarily involved in the Freedom Convoy protests in 2022 are also in charge with regard to the pro-Palestinian encampments today.
The first point, that Canadian protests are generally less violent than those is the U.S., is........