Canada’s emergency powers evoke reflections on democracy, freedom
Canada’s emergency powers evoke reflections on democracy, freedom
People on a highway supporting the “Freedom Convoy.” (Edgar Bullon’s Images/canva).
By NCM News Desk
With a large Eastern European diaspora in Canada, a few immigrant communities see a parallel between recent emergency powers and the dictatorships that they fled. Other groups see a double standard between what Canada supports overseas and how the government responds to protests on home ground.
As the world woke up to breaking reports of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, Canada’s short-lived Emergencies Act has evoked memories of Eastern European dictatorships among some communities and ignited reflections about ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom’ among ethnic media commentators.
A number of ethnic media outlets have pointed to what they see as hypocrisy and double standards from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government for supporting disruptive protests around the world but cracking down on similar ones at home.
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