It has been a tough two years of the pandemic but interim federal conservative leader Candice Bergen tells us it is all over. Isn’t it wonderful? She says that Omicron is on the ebb. She tells parliament that we can ditch all the mandates, lock-downs, testing, masks and tell our healthcare workers that they won.
And, because the pandemic is over. Ms. Bergen asked the government to remove all federal restrictions by February 22.
In addition, she thanked the anti-vaxxer and anti-whatever people who are blocking roads in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario as well as Coutts, Alberta for their service and said they could go home now. She explained to parliament that they had only terrorized Ottawa and closed those two border crossings critical to the Canadian economy because they love their country and want their freedoms back.
Quite frankly, I think it is a strange way to show your love for your country. Ours is a country of laws. Our federal, provincial and municipal bodies pass laws and regulations to help us have a safe, healthy environment in which to live and raise our families. I’ll bet you would not want to be a trucker or even drive a car on our roads if everyone drove on whatever side of the road they wanted to or parked their rig wherever they wanted to. Rules are designed to be helpful. They can even prevent chaos.
It seems that most Canadians are relatively satisfied with our current approach. Sure, we can always complain about things. When I was a child in Toronto, I wondered why you were not allowed to play baseball or use the swings in the parks on Sundays. Since not everyone was only going to church on Sundays, we eventually fixed that. We all know that change is possible.
Not only is change possible but many of us are interested in change. If you feel strongly about something, there are many ways for you to communicate your ideas. You can find like-minded people who might support you. Not all of them will be willing to break the law but there are many legal ways to change laws. We should stick to those legal ways.
And if you are too stupid to understand that breaking the law pisses most people off, you might be more comfortable living somewhere else.
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