GUNN: In a country blessed to be counted as one of the most robust and respected democracies in the world, illegal blockades and economic terrorism are NEVER an appropriate response
Early last week the RCMP began enforcing a court-ordered injunction to remove two illegal blockades in Northern B.C. And while some may lament the 14 arrests that occurred in the process – what more could the RCMP have possibly done? Activists had occupied some of these posts in preparation for this encounter for years. They knew full well about the court injunction and were asked repeatedly by police to abide by it. The alternative would be to allow a small group of radicalized individuals to undermine the democratic will and legal authority of an entire country. In a free and functioning society, this kind of behavior is simply not sustainable, and certainly not acceptable. In a country like Canada, that's blessed to be counted as one of the most robust and respected democracies in the world, illegal blockades and economic terrorism are NEVER an appropriate response. The pipeline in question (natural gas) has been approved by the federal and pr...