Manitoba Co-operator
Participants of a cross-Canada convoy protesting vaccine mandates for truckers at the international border reaches Brandon Jan. 25.

Comment: Protests point to a bigger problem with Canada’s democracy

Canadian politicians are exploiting divisions and ignoring the whole

The “freedom convoy” protests across the country revealed that many Canadians are angry at government and have a growing distrust of some democratic institutions. Even though the protesters’ actions may not represent how a majority of Canadians feel about vaccine mandates, there’s reason to believe their negative views about government are not unique. A recent