Axe-Wielding Assailants: In Handling Long-Running BC Pipeline Protests Vs Ottawa Anti-Mandate Protests, the Double Standard Is Obvious

Damaged heavy machinery is shown near Houston, B.C., in this Feb. 17, 2022, RCMP handout photo. RCMP say they are investigating a violent attack by a group of about 20 people armed with axes against equipment and workers building the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C. The Canadian Press/HO, RCMP

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As police forces amassed this week in Ottawa to take action against a protest marked by the presence of bouncy castles, flag-waving, and dancing, upwards of 20 armed extremists attacked a remote B.C. pipeline construction site.