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We Need to Understand the Reason for Aggressive Protests at Trudeau Events

We Need to Understand the Reason for Aggressive Protests at Trudeau Events
A protester yells at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau as he makes his way to a motorcade in Surrey, B.C., on Aug 25, 2021. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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Heckling and protesting at political events has been going on since time immemorial. The protesters who have been dogging Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign events are demonstrating anger and belligerence at a level we are not accustomed to seeing, however.