Ottawa Official Who Demonized the Freedom Convoy Gets Her Just Deserts – Opinion

We’ve been bringing you a lot of the crazy that various authorities have directed at the Freedom Convoy. Justin Trudeau is the one who has demonized the Convoy. But, perhaps no one has been worse than Ottawa city councilor Diane Deans, who’s the chair of the police services board.

Deans claimed the protest was an insurrection — that the protesters are terrorists and it’s not mostly rural Canadians behind it, but Americans seeking to overthrow Canada’s democracy. That’s how unhinged it has been in the Zoom meetings on the subject.

While she’s not the only unhinged one, she’s the worst. To give a descriptor that everyone will understand, she’s like Canada’s version of Maxine Waters; she’s that level of wacky. Deans has even planned to run for the office of mayor.

Have a listen, if you haven’t already watched her videos.

Ottawa City Councilor Drama Queen @dianedeans characterizes Freedom Convoy as a “nationwide insurrection”, claims “this group is a threat to our democracy” and editorializes participants “threatening (residents) and preventing them from living their lives.”

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— Unacceptable Rowan (@canmericanized) February 6, 2022

“This group is a threat to our democracy… This is a nationwide insurrection. This is madness. We need to put an end to this now,” Deans ranted. That wasn’t even the worst one, though.

Then it was “sedition” and “treason,” “right out of the Trump playbook.”

Diane Deans, Ottawa City Councillor and Chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board Diane Deans states the following: #TruckersforFreedom convoy is an act of “treason.”

She says the protest is an “insurrection” and is “right out of the Trump playbook.” pic.twitter.com/JgQqFXWpEC

— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) February 8, 2022

The next one, which is my favourite is the one that melted down in the hot tub and bounce house the protesters were using.

UNHINGED: Ottawa City Council Diane Deans expresses her disgust at the hot tubs in Ottawa and the bouncy castles around the capital during an interview with the state broadcaster.

She wanted to “unplug the damn bouncy house”

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— Efron Monsanto 🇨🇦 (@realmonsanto) February 16, 2022

This woman was influenced by Leftist propaganda, and most likely has far too many cats.

Karma struck Wednesday, and it was sweet.

In a fight with Jim Watson, Deans was removed from the board of police services. By a vote 15 to 9, she was defeated by the entire city council. Carol Meehan was the second-craziest member of the board. Deans was voted out and Meehan joined the ranks of those who supported her. That means the more radical elements — who had control over the police and were demonizing the protesters — are now gone.

The Toronto Sun described it as a meeting like “none other” before under Watson.

There was anguish. Tears. Confusion.

A closed portion of the meeting broke out in bickering and screaming, away from the public’s gaze.

The council then returned to an open session and continued the fight.

The police services board has oversight over the police, and there’s been a battle over the response to the protesters. When the police chief quit this week, Deans made a move to replace him with someone from out of town — without going through the proper process, without any competition for the position, and failing to even notify the city council. That’s what prompted the vote to boot Deans and Meehan.

She flipped out about the vote, bashing the Mayor over “negotiating with terrorists,” and saying they were unseating a progressive board and going back to the 1950s.

MANIC RANT – Diane Deans is an Ottawa City Councillor who was accused of breaching of conduct. He said that the mayor “negotiated with terrorists” in a settlement for truckers leaving residential streets.

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— Efron Monsanto 🇨🇦 (@realmonsanto) February 17, 2022

Diane Deans is Ottawa’s city councillor. She said, “You have unsealed a progressive board which was bringing important and progressive reform in Ottawa’s police force. And you’re returning to the 1950s.” pic.twitter.com/Wirzn7OnYY

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 17, 2022

Maybe just a bit more of sanity.

But, there’s still a question now, because Deans hired the new police chief, Matthew Torigian, and he signed a contract that goes until the end of 2022. It is possible to terminate his contract, provided that both the parties agree. So, she’s created an issue which they now have to deal with.

Happily, this is a move toward a calmer approach to the situation, so that’s a win — both for the protesters and for the rest of Ottawa’s citizens.