By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--September 21, 2022
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"A viral trend has swept Canada, whereby various residents are taking to social media to identify themselves as foes of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after the leftist leader branded those critical of his government's health policies as "extremists." The notably diverse movement is associated with the hashtag #TrudeauMustGo. (The Blaze) "When the hashtag became popular in 2019, some in the Canadian media suggested the growth was inorganic, inauthentic, and bot-driven. At the time, Twitter's head of site integrity reported that there was no evidence of "substantial" bot activity. "Notwithstanding evidence for there having been a great deal of organic interest online in the prime minister's resignation, when the hashtag took off again this year, old accusations were recycled by liberal pundits. "To overcome suspicion and as a means to reveal just how diverse Trudeau's cast of critics are, Canadians began posting video testimonies instead of posts just containing photos and text. "Since January 2022, the POC4FreedomConvoy account, which has over 62.5k followers, has documented black and minority support for the Freedom Convoy and related protests against both Trudeau's rhetoric and his government's policies. Trudeau, outed for having donned blackface on multiple occasions, has — along with state-subsidized media outfits — suggested that his critics were not just extremists but racists.
"There have been myriad videos like this posted to the POC4FreedomConvoy Instagram account, to Twitter and elsewhere. "The posts tend to incorporate "According to Trudeau, I'm an extremist," as well as some biographic information indicating precisely who in that instance the Liberal leader has aligned himself against. “For instance, a 31-year-old motorcyclist named Matthew from British Columbia, fresh off a Bikers for Autism charity toy run, stated that he had "unacceptable views" and needed to be dealt with."There are a host of similar video posts, and many more with static images. "Former Calgary Flame, Theo Fleury tweeted: "I'm a 54 year old father of four, ex professional athlete SC Champ and Olympic gold medalist who has worked in the field of trauma, mental health & addiction for the last 14 years ... #TrudeauMustGo thinks I'm an extremist who needs to be dealt with."I’m a 54 year old father of four, ex professional athlete SC Champ and Olympic gold medalist who has worked in the field of trauma, mental health & addiction for the last 14 years helping people heal from trauma & #TrudeauMustGo thinks I’m an extremist who needs to be dealt with. pic.twitter.com/HLb0VHfeZL
— Theo Fleury (@TheoFleury14) September 17, 2022
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For those who didn’t see it, here’s @JustinTrudeau’s hate speech last year.#TrudeauMustGo pic.twitter.com/JCkJZdQAU1
— September 18, 2022
Romanian MEP @CristianTerhes absolutely mops the floor with PM @JustinTrudeau in Brussels this week over how he's handling the Ottawa #FreedomConvoy2022 protests.
— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa (@cosminDZS) February 20, 2022
"He's exactly like a tyrant, a dictator. He's like Ceaușescu in Romania," said Terhes. pic.twitter.com/Ox87jL3XJr
"Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) said that Trudeau's declaration of martial law to bring an end to the protests was "very, very dangerous," suggesting that overnight "Canada became Egypt ... ruled by emergency edict that allows prohibition of public assembly, travel, and the commandeering of private companies without your day in court." "Protesters chanting "Trudeau must go" flooded the streets of Toronto on September 17 as part of the so called World Wide Rally for Freedom, calling for an end to the use of the government's ArriveCan Digital ID travel app as well as the application of its vestigial mandates.|Yesterday, Canada's Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau visited the #EU Parliament to give a speech. I took the opportunity to give him an appropriate "welcome" there. Short, concise and right hitting the bull's eye! #ID pic.twitter.com/qpcQyGTixQ
— Christine Anderson (@AndersonAfDMdEP) March 24, 2022
Authoritarian and defiant as he blunders on Trudeau, not even with the power of the PMO, cannot sing away the massive popularity of the Freedom Convoy, who have proven they are here to stay. Meanwhile, for millions of people worldwide watching the score, it’s Freedom Convoy 1000, Justin Trudeau, zero.Thousands of bots stormed downtown Toronto to chant: #TrudeauMustGo. This is something fake news media won't show you. They started marching from Queen's Park. pic.twitter.com/Ifw5tR22aA
— Salman Sima (@SalmanSima) September 18, 2022
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