Ottawa: wtf??
I don't like seeing Ottawa in the news, except on 1 July.
It's very disconcerting seeing the footage showing places I know so well. Never mind being one of the people who work there!
OTOH: very heartening to see folks behaving sensibly.
Footage shows people exiting the Post Office building opposite Parliament in a quick, orderly fashion, no panicking, no crush.
Just moving as quick as they could, following police directions.
Nice to see the police acting calmly, helpfully, smoothly, no fuss, no drama.
I really, really hope this doesn't result in a great rush of anti-everyone, illiberal, badly-conceived laws and kneejerk reactions.
Find out the cause of the incidents, respond appropriately. Don't break Canada's general good reputation for tolerance and openness.
Sadly, UK has gone over the edge into a full surveillance society; it just has a veneer of openness and tolerance on top. But it need not be that way in Canada.
It's very disconcerting seeing the footage showing places I know so well. Never mind being one of the people who work there!
OTOH: very heartening to see folks behaving sensibly.
Footage shows people exiting the Post Office building opposite Parliament in a quick, orderly fashion, no panicking, no crush.
Just moving as quick as they could, following police directions.
Nice to see the police acting calmly, helpfully, smoothly, no fuss, no drama.
I really, really hope this doesn't result in a great rush of anti-everyone, illiberal, badly-conceived laws and kneejerk reactions.
Find out the cause of the incidents, respond appropriately. Don't break Canada's general good reputation for tolerance and openness.
Sadly, UK has gone over the edge into a full surveillance society; it just has a veneer of openness and tolerance on top. But it need not be that way in Canada.