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It was pretty clear during the protest that the Ottawa police were unable or unwilling to tackle the protest. Given the breakdown in the ability to restore order, most Canadians agree that the emergency was warranted.

Using the phrase "dictatorial powers" to describe a bill explicitly designed to balance rights and forward action is incindiary language.

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>Ottawa police were unable or unwilling to tackle the protest

I have yet to hear a plausible explanation for why this was.

I am very uncomfortable with the idea that the police declining to do their job is sufficient to emergency powers.

There should be proportionate responses to illegal behavior. Not even attempting to regulate illegal behavior with the appropriate government response should not be a justification for more severe government response.

Local police sympathized based on their knowledge of living there. Outside police were brought in because they can abuse the people and then leave and not worry about being shamed. They needed non-locals to do the dirty work.

Calling someone's opinions incendiary is incendiary.

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