Trudeau uncorked his Valentine's Day surprise - martial law in Canada - just as the Freedom Convoy protest was fizzling out. We supposedly have checks and balances in place to prevent the unwarranted imposition of such draconian powers.
In the first place, they need to be approved by parliament. Trudeau skirted that requirement by deferring debate in the House of Commons, because while the police were exercising their new-found not-yet-approved powers, it was too dangerous for parliamentarians to go to work!
Then they need to be approved by the senate.
The House belatedly, and to their shame, approved the emergency measures on Monday.
Also on Monday, although the alleged emergency was obviously over, Trudeau was still ramping up the booga-booga.
The terrorists may have left Ottawa, but he knew there were sleeper cells lurking in truck-stop parking lots across the nation.
Fast forward 36 hours...
The senate is in the midst of debating the matter. It's not going well, and whadya know, Fluffy executes a complete 180 since Monday!
What changed?
As Candace Bergen pointed out, there's been a flood of international ridicule. Rex Murphy did a scorching interview with Jordan Petersen that has garnered almost two million views in days. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association announced a legal challenge.
The tide of opprobrium was washing away Fluffy's most precious dreams. Sec Gen of the UN? Boss of NATO? Head of World Bank?
No way.
Ixnay.
Go away...
Goodbye PM Fluffy!
Hello PM Frida... let the good times roll!
