VAST MAJORITY OF CANADIANS HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN THROUGH COMPLIANCE, CONVOY OR NO CONVOY

Karen Robinet writes it like it is.

NOTE FROM DICK: We’re fortunate enough to live in a country that provides its citizens with a bounty of freedoms unheard of in so many other places in the world. What follows is an opinion piece written by prolific journalist Karen Robinet of Chatham-Kent that summarizes so much of what is currently occurring in Canada and much better than I ever could. That is why I am compelled to re-produce it on Wrights Lane. Please hear Karen through to the finish.

Last weekend, thousands of Canadians headed to Ottawa as part of a truck convoy organized by a group called Canada Unity, who have drafted a document called the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Out of an abundance of curiosity, I took a look at this document, which opens with a quote from Thomas Jefferson: “All that tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”

I think we can all agree on that.

But then it continues with: “The key to ending the current spike in discrimination and segregation issues impacting millions of Canadians resides within this attached MOU,” which was posted on Dec. 21.

Okay…

And then the demand: “The Senate of Canada and the Governor General, combined referred to as the Federal Government are to uphold and enforce all Canadian and International Human Rights Laws that are clearly laid out in the MOU or “RESIGN their lawful positions of authority immediately.””

Interesting…

Since this document is filled with lots of extra words to make it look legal-like, I’ll condense it down a bit. Suffice to say, all levels of government must waive all COVID-19 fines that have been issued, reinstate anyone who has been subjected to wrongful and unlawful dismissals and to cease and desist immediately with any and all vaccine passports.

Alrighty then.

But, I can’t leave this document without directly quoting my favourite part of it: “You can be a hero; you can stand for truth and justice today with hardly any effort…”

I’m sure I’ve piqued your interest now and you’re wondering how you too can become an effortless hero.

Well, it’s simple – you just need to sign the MOU, which is available online in both official languages.

As of this Sunday morning writing, there were 258,030 signatures with a goal of 500,000.

Now, for a country with a population of 38 million give or take, I think it’s fair to say that those who have or will yet sign this MOU represent a minority of people.

And that’s okay.

All Canadians should have a voice and the freedom to use that voice is one which we should never take for granted.

Nor should we take for granted our right to protest for the things we believe in.

I fully support the right of everyone who chose to go to Ottawa to do so. As of this writing, we know that the majority of people on hand comported themselves in the way we have come to expect of ourselves.

My issue, and I apologize for taking so long to get to it, is that for some reason, the supporters of this convoy are trying to say that they’re protesting on behalf of ALL Canadians.

Um, no you’re not.

I think it’s fair to say that the vast majority of Canadians have already spoken for themselves by respecting the rules and protocols put in place, not just by governments, but by individual businesses and corporations.

We’ve spoken for ourselves by rolling up our sleeves for vaccinations that we know have saved countless lives.

We’ve spoken for ourselves by being mortified by those who would equate vaccine mandates with the Holocaust or any Canadian government with the Nazi party.

We’ve spoken for ourselves by making the sacrifices we’ve been asked to make, despite the fact that we are ALL sick of this pandemic and the huge impacts it’s had on all our lives.

But, we also understand that no government has the power or ability to defeat this virus.

Has there been government overreach in Canada? Of course there has. Have there been times when various levels of government in Canada did not act quickly enough? Of course there have.

Could you have done better?

Probably not.

Could I have done better?

Definitely not.

But, I’ll continue to speak for myself and will respect your right to do the same, whether or not I agree with you.

I'm with you Karen!