Mon Feb 14, 2022 – 5:43 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) – Famed philosopher and Canadian sociology professor Jordan Peterson has been one of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most outspoken critics over the latter’s treatment of the Freedom Convoy protests, declaring Friday that Trudeau “can’t stop a decentralized movement with bluster, threats or force.”
The prime minister has sharply condemned the Freedom Convoy, the thousands of truckers who have rallied to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates that impede their ability to cross the Canadian border into the United States, perpetuating ongoing supply-chain struggles.
In response to Trudeau’s declaration that “every option” was “on the table” for ending the blockade, Peterson declared, “Make no mistake: Your gov’t continues to violate your citizens’ charter rights with no remaining emergency justification and you can’t stop a decentralized movement with bluster, threats or force.”
Make no mistake: Your gov’t continues to violate your citizens’ charter rights with no remaining emergency justification and you can’t stop a decentralized movement with bluster, threats or force @JustinTrudeau https://t.co/asJEa1rmD9
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) February 12, 2022
On Monday, Peterson followed up with a lamentation that Trudeau “has decided to make a bad situation
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