Sevan Nişanyan: Press cuttings

  The West's Betrayal of Freedom Westerners once endlessly propagandized "freedom" as the ultimate democratic virtue. Now, in fear of revolt, the leaders of these countries are mounting an opposite campaign MATT TAIBBI FEB 19 ∙ PAID   SAVE ▷  LISTEN   Justin Trudeau might have a “too much freedom” problem, but that doesn’t mean anyone else does.   “Freedom cannot exist without order.”   — Canadian Justice Paul Rouleau The Honorable Justice Paul Rouleau’s “ Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency ,” an analysis of Justin Trudeau’s decision to institute Canada’s Emergencies Act and seize funds during last year’s trucker protests, blasted across Canadian media this weekend, reduced to a handful of headlines. As has become the norm in Western media, language was nearly identical: Trudeau’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ shutdown was justified, inquiry rules   -   Politico Canada’s use of emergency powers during ‘Freedom Convoy’ met threshold, commissioner says   -