LETTER

LETTRE

Not freedom for me?

 

Freedom for me, not you. That's what the shouts of "Freedom!" seem to mean when screamed by the zealots on Wellington as the police moved in. I am 79 years old and have a heart condition, after working a full, long and productive life. These people seem to want the freedom to do whatever crosses their minds -- or to break out of what feels like an un-free lifetime of work and obligation. Where is my freedom to go out to the store or for a hair cut without exposure to all these un-vaccinated crowds?  Don't they think I deserve "freedom" too?
    We all do have freedoms, but not entirely without restraint or without rules.  A rule-less freedom is the law of jungle, eat or be eaten, but we want a free community, supporting each other as needed.  Canada is a big community, a community of individuals, for sure, but still a community. I hope it still is after all this.
Sonny Majors
Ottawa