Getting 100% of Canadians fully vaccinated is about as futile as making 100% of Canadians fluently bilingual. Personal choices aside, there will always be people who simply cannot take certain medical products for reasons that cannot be exhaustively enumerated. Any mandate that pushes people to the brink of losing their livelihoods for non-compliance is bound to fail in unexpected, if not spectacular, ways. Imagine what would happen if only those Canadians who are fluent in both English and French were allowed to hold office jobs.
From recent social media posts and newspaper op-eds, it appears that some individuals, be they politicians, academics, physicians or media personalities, are trying to drive our country into an abyss of hate. Is a country stronger when its citizens are divided or when they are united? Do people lead more fulfilling lives in harmony or in hostility? What does one gain by seeing fellow Canadians go hungry, go bankrupt, or even kill themselves? Is it Canadian to let people who are already suffering suffer even more? Has Canada turned into a country of sadists?
It is a fact that some people have died or been seriously injured as a result of the COVID-19 shots. It is a fact that people have lost their jobs because they were unable to comply with vaccination mandates. It is a fact that a significant portion of the population is barred from engaging in many life activities because they do not possess a proper QR code. These individuals are refugees that have nowhere to go.
If there is anything to be learned from those participating in, or supporting, the Freedom Convoy, it is that charity and mutual respect are our way out. When we see people young and old from all walks of life and cultural backgrounds coming together singing the national anthem in the midst of suffering, we know that Canada will be saved not by those who spew falsehoods and words of vitriol and division, but by those who help and love each other.