Apparently Toronto police got word that Freedom Convoy protesters were headed to their city, and after possible consultation with Justin Trudeau, the authorities decided to prevent truckers from blocking traffic by… doing it themselves:
#BREAKING: Toronto police have closed stretches of the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway in response to incoming trucker convoy. https://t.co/z8FegzqVZ7 pic.twitter.com/xEFX5CqHLW
— CP24 (@CP24) February 12, 2022
“YOU can’t block the roads because WE already blocked them, so take that!”
Ha! Government in action.
They're blocking the roads so nobody can block the roads. https://t.co/7fNVn4wQAC— Brian Haner (aka Guitar Guy) (@GuitarGuyHaner) February 12, 2022
They're blocking the roads so nobody can block the roads.
Cool … cool, cool, cool. https://t.co/XisgCx20CT
— Cruadin (@cruadin) February 12, 2022
😂🤣😂
Protesting101: How to effect a blockade without effecting a blockade.#Cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli https://t.co/2f4oLb6Wso
— Kevin̊ ⤵️🐰🕳 Eminent Special Rapporteur (@k2pointO) February 12, 2022
So the blockade isn't by the truckers.
The blockade is by police. Who were surely ordered to do it to irritate citizens and blame it on the truckers.
Canadian police have torched their reputations. They're now widely seen as partisan errand-boys for corrupt politicians. https://t.co/1zNGZKlX5f
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) February 12, 2022
Closing roads is the last thing that protesters closing roads will expect.
This is some next level Art of War tactics. https://t.co/d2vczTfl3X pic.twitter.com/91XChzW67D
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) February 12, 2022
WELL THAT’S one way to prevent our streets from being blocked by protesters. 🤔 https://t.co/RGDazOFAS4
— Mark Towhey (@towhey) February 12, 2022
Think about this for a minute. The Toronto Police are blockading the entrances to Toronto, causing massive congestion. https://t.co/0GZkUnPo49
— Dean Skoreyko (@bcbluecon) February 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/no_coercion/status/1492613547205046275
So, they are blocking the roads so nobody can block the roads. OK. #LiberalLogic https://t.co/VyJKrekYBo
— Will 🇺🇸 🍢 (@NoLeftTurns) February 12, 2022
Update:
UPDATE: Toronto police say they have reopened the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway after closing it to prevent convoy vehicles from reaching the downtown core.https://t.co/GQTIcqyoEx
— CP24 (@CP24) February 12, 2022
Stay tuned.
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