#20 - Canadian Truck Protests

Episode 20 of the Safety Last podcast, hosted by Stanley Ching, titled "#20 - Canadian Truck Protests" was published on April 1, 2022 and runs 52 minutes.

April 1, 2022 ·52m · Safety Last

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Summary

All power is political, and all politics is power. This idea may not resonate to a lot of Westerners who see different political parties win and lose without really changing the course of the nation. And while that might be the ‘best’ version of politics, the reality is that for 99% of human history has not been like this. So today, I want you to really think about this question. How much power should governments have? I bring on Chris, my Canadian friend, to discuss the recent Canadian Truck Protests, a series of protests where truckers drove their vehicles into major suburban areas and honked their horn to protests vaccine mandate. We touch on a range of issues like ‘Is this a peaceful protest?’ (20:45) ‘The changing left and right-wing political constituents’ (16:55) and finally ‘Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s heavy-handed tactics to suspend these protests’ (24:15). And most interestingly, I think your conclusion to my answer says more about you then the question itself.

Episode Description

All power is political, and all politics is power. This idea may not resonate to a lot of Westerners who see different political parties win and lose without really changing the course of the nation. And while that might be the ‘best’ version of politics, the reality is that for 99% of human history has not been like this. So today, I want you to really think about this question. How much power should governments have?
I bring on Chris, my Canadian friend, to discuss the recent Canadian Truck Protests, a series of protests where truckers drove their vehicles into major suburban areas and honked their horn to protests vaccine mandate. We touch on a range of issues like ‘Is this a peaceful protest?’ (20:45) ‘The changing left and right-wing political constituents’ (16:55) and finally ‘Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s heavy-handed tactics to suspend these protests’ (24:15).
And most interestingly, I think your conclusion to my answer says more about you then the question itself.