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Preston Manning: Public Unrest and the Freedom Convoy of 2022

Preston Manning: Public Unrest and the Freedom Convoy of 2022
Supporters of the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in front of Parliament in Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2022. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images
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The following is an excerpt from “Report of the COVID Commission,” a fictional, futuristic description of relevant political developments in a post-COVID Canada, published by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.

The public unrest which led to the establishment of what came to be known as the COVID Commission began prior to 2022. But it did not become a formidable political force until late in the spring of 2022 when it triggered the creation of the Commission.

Preston Manning
Preston Manning
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Preston Manning served as a member of the Canadian Parliament from 1993 to 2001, and as leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2000. He founded two political parties: the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance. Both of these became the Official Opposition in Parliament and led to the creation of the Conservative Party of Canada, which formed the federal government from 2004–2015.
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