Tue May 17, 2022 – 8:23 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A journalist working for a news outlet whose owner received millions from the Trudeau government in taxpayer bailouts called for harsher action to be taken against political dissenters.
A journalist with the Winnipeg Free Press, an outlet whose owner, FP Newspapers Inc., received $6.2 million in taxpayer funds from the Trudeau government during COVID, told the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) that “it’s not just enough to freeze bank accounts” of those who “harass” public officials.
The journalist made the statement about an event last week in which a group of citizens heckled and shouted their displeasure at New Democrat Party Leader Jagmeet Singh when he visited a small Ontario town during a campaign stop.
Likening the heckling and protesting of an actively sitting politician to harassment, the journalist stated that more punitive measures need to be taken against those who engage in such behavior so Canadian society can build a system that “promotes healthy dialogue.”
However, during the anti-COVID mandate Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa earlier this year, it was Singh, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who refused to engage in a dialogue with
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