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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet Feb 15

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Nora Loreto

    Agree with Nora Loreto's critique of the Emergency Act in response to the "Freedom Convoy."https://twitter.com/NoLore/status/1493627990143557643 …

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    Nora Loreto @NoLore
    Police cannot be the cause of and solution to all of society's problems. Don't let the narrative become this ridiculous Simpsons quote. https://readpassage.com/invoking-the-emergencies-act-is-a-dangerous-mistake/ …
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      1. Hank Donat‏ @HankDonat Feb 15
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        "Alcohol" is not equivalent to an attempt by right wing domestic terrorists to disrupt the supply and chain and crash the economy. The thread is rubbish.

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      1. Ian Park  🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🇺🇳 🇺🇦, Certified Pair-a-Docs‏ @dccarbene Feb 15
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Hey. Hey. Assuming overwhelming state powers is a *family tradition*. War Measures Act for père; WMA in velvet gloves for fils. That and hockey are what we have to pass on to our own children. Kind of brings a tear to your eye.

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      2. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias Feb 15
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        I like Nora but there's a lefty variety that tends to be oblivious. The lesson of Ottawa isn't "defund the police" (and heaven knows I hate slogans) it's "reform the police". Enforcing the peace is exactly what the police is needed for, and somehow I don't think Nora would do it.

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      3. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias Feb 15
        Replying to @Vetarnias @HeerJeet

        In the same way that there's always someone out there in Dipperland to propose a motion to abolish the armed forces. I'm fine with that - provided that the other side does it first. And as that won't happen, well, it's daft that we should do it.

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      1. Tracy Quan‏ @TracyQuanNYC Feb 15
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        She made good points. Why not use Emergency measures to curtail public health crisis in 2020? But Ottawa occupation needs to be solved NOW. Maybe I'm a little biased because family, childhood friends et al are still there. 1/2

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      1. Stephen Geigen-Miller‏ @Stephen_GM Feb 15
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        But in the absence of action from municipal and provincial leadership and police, what's the alternative? Ms. Loreto is right about systemic problems - but the same people now holding our streets and economy hostage will scream even louder at us addressing those systemic issues!

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      1. Tracy Quan‏ @TracyQuanNYC Feb 15
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        Maybe Ottawa's a bit of an abstraction to a lot of ppl, even some CDNs. The menacing, destructive nature of the occupation (which could have been handled better from the start) requires a firm response. I agree with Jagmeet. Lamentable but will support PM 2/2

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      1. Cameron Hilton‏ @cameron_hilton Feb 15
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        Yeah why use existing legislation to defeat a fascist group occupying cities and disrupting commerce after police have serially failed to?

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      1. Jimson‏ @JimsonHogarth Feb 15
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        Let’s destroy fascism! Oh wait but not like that! Too effective!

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      1. Elaina‏ @Elaina_the_Good Feb 15
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        But PM Trudeau used very measured tactics - he did not deploy the military- I think what he did was incredibly creative!

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