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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

However, throughout Houston's speech, the crowd outside grew louder with an increasing number of people protesting about a variety of issues.

[–] golinux@fedia.io 3 points 20 hours ago

ok, they expanded it a bit now: However, throughout Houston's speech, the crowd outside grew louder with an increasing number of people protesting about a variety of issues, including the ability for Mi'kmaq to regulate their own cannabis sales, the province's plan to promote fracking and mining, and the need to observe treaty rights.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Suspects reportedly wore clothing and had ethnicities. Several held cardboard rectangles decorated with lettering.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If there were a bunch of people protesting a bunch of different things, it would be irresponsible to declare the supporters of any one particular issue to be the ones who did this.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

'Which things motivated this?'

'You can't say it was one thing.'

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Without knowing exactly who was involved - and that seems to be the case, so far - you can't say it was any of them, because you don't know. This shouldn't be hard to grasp.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's a photo of people surrounding the car holding signs.

Sure, I guess you got me.