It might seem like the distant past, but it wasn’t long ago (2022) that Fidel Castro’s [he’s not his son] son, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau crushed freedom loving Canadians who wouldn’t toe his autocratic authoritarian line by invoking emergency powers, turning truckers into criminals. His government seized bank accounts because it could. His toadies in government went along with his commie instincts. The money supply to truckers was taken by Trudeau by his merry band of thugs.   

Not to be outdone, GoFundMe tried to redistribute $10,000,000 of frozen donations, and got hammered with promises of fraud lawsuits/investigations by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and TX Attorney General Ken Paxton before it relented. As RedState's Thomas LaDuke wrote: 

Canada has officially slipped into the abyss of countries that claim to want to care for and protect their citizens, by arresting them on charges that sound like they were read off a Chinese fortune cookie. Yet how they treat those citizens is anything but caring — more like a temper tantrum by a child 

This is all being done under the Canadian Emergency Powers Act, which gives the tinhorn dictator extraordinary powers to do what he is doing and charge people with counseling those to commit mischief. They can be held for up to two weeks with no bail hearing, and they will have to sit and think about how bad it is to commit mischief that the thin-skinned Trudeau does not find acceptable.

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You might recall that, in 2022, in Ottawa, the Canadian coppers used that farce of authority to deem anything they didn’t like, illegal. And everything was deemed illegal.  

Sure, Castro’s progeny is now gone – replaced by a new Commie PM. But the authoritarianism remains. On Friday, the Canadian government pulled all the permits granted to a Christian worship singer who was scheduled to hold outdoor concerts across Canada. The government-owned CBC reported:

Sean Feucht is a religious singer from the U.S. who has expressed anti-diversity, anti-2SLGBTQ+ and anti-women's rights views on his platforms.

He was scheduled to perform at the York Redoubt National Historic site in Halifax on Wednesday, but amid backlash from the public Parks Canada cancelled his permit, citing safety concerns.

Soon after, Feucht's permits for events on public property in Charlottetown, P.E.I., Moncton, N.B., and parts of Quebec were also cancelled. 

Cameron Cassidy, the executive director of Pride P.E.I., said the City of Charlottetown "absolutely did the right thing by revoking that permit. I think that just shows a lot of respect for the queer community on their end." 

This is super scary - right? Definitely a "safety" hazard. 

Authorities in Canada sided with the BS spewed by leftists, communist, anarchist and Antifa thugs.  

The Ottawa concert permit was canceled, so it moved to a Montréal church. What happened? Antifa thugs and cops followed. Antifa was allowed to throw smoke bombs into the church, stand on the steps, and wave their propaganda, while cops stood outside and navel-gazed. 

Police have formed a line but are allowing a radical to stand on the church steps, while fencing off the rest of the crowd.

What does the city of Montréal plan to do? They vow to fine the church for holding a worship service with singing. To protect Christians? Not a chance:

 MONTRÉAL — The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert by the U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht.

Feucht's controversial views and his status as a rising star in the MAGA movement have led officials to cancel his concerts in several Canadian cities in recent days.

But on Friday evening, an evangelical church in Montreal allowed Feucht to perform a hastily scheduled concert over the objections of the city administration, and is now facing a $2,500 fine.

There is video of Sean Feucht holding one of the smoke bombs while standing on the alter of the church. Where were the cops? Standing around, outside. 

Besides the fact that Canada has gone full authoritarian and anti-Christian, the irony of Canadians “cancelling” their USA visits because Trump is a “meanie” should not be lost on anyone. Canada (at least its government) isn’t so “nice” any longer.  

Any condemnation from Canadian authorities? Of Antifa? Not a chance. Only to condemn the Christians. 

51st State? No, thanks.  

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