Speaking about the anti-lockdown protesters who are gathered again today in Toronto to protest Ontario’s stay-at-home orders, Premier Doug Ford said that those present, chanting slogans and waiving signs, “are putting their lives in jeopardy.”
LIVE from Queen’s Park: protestors chanting “The hospitals are empty! CBC do your job! Global News do your job!” pic.twitter.com/0xMvEcOFfy
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Though he noted that he’s got nothing against the people’s right to protest, he does find their behaviour troubling, and not just because it violates new social distancing norms.
“What just burns me up more than anything, more than them standing out there, is I see our Canadian flag being flown upside,” Ford said.
Ford on protesters: "I'll be the first to help them pack their bags and let them move to another country. But don't be flying our flag upside down. That means more than anything to the men and women on our front lines." #onpoli #covid19ontario
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This display, Ford said, is “disrespectful” to those members of the Canadian Armed Forces and to those who are working hard on the front lines, from health care workers to grocery store clerks, and to those Canadians who have been united in facing this challenge.
He went on to say that “If they want to fly our flag upside down and they don’t respect our country, I’ll be the first to help them pack their bags and find a country that they want.”
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