Ezra Levant

And we're lucky that we're right next to America. Not only do we benefit economically, but a lot of their cultural discussions wash over into us. And I think—I mean, look what Trump has done on transgenderism in sports. He's just ended with a stroke of a pen. Gender-affirming care, too. Even small things like saying we're done with paper straws. I mean, I know that sounds small, but—

But what does it say about a country that abides that stupid rule that no one likes, but we just abided it. We just accepted it. What does it say about the nature of the character of 40 million Canadians? It says that we're willing to virtue signal at our own expense. And we saw that during the pandemic and the lockdowns when things went so hard in Canada. Yeah, that's for sure.

But what does it say about a country that abides that stupid rule that no one likes, but we just abided it. We just accepted it. What does it say about the nature of the character of 40 million Canadians? It says that we're willing to virtue signal at our own expense. And we saw that during the pandemic and the lockdowns when things went so hard in Canada. Yeah, that's for sure.

But what does it say about a country that abides that stupid rule that no one likes, but we just abided it. We just accepted it. What does it say about the nature of the character of 40 million Canadians? It says that we're willing to virtue signal at our own expense. And we saw that during the pandemic and the lockdowns when things went so hard in Canada. Yeah, that's for sure.

And it was an opportunity for people to... I'll show my righteousness by being a... a voluntary self-appointed enforcer.

And it was an opportunity for people to... I'll show my righteousness by being a... a voluntary self-appointed enforcer.

And it was an opportunity for people to... I'll show my righteousness by being a... a voluntary self-appointed enforcer.

The mask patrols who would come up to you and give you— Here's the thing, and I know the pandemic's gone now, but this said something about our character. We could have another one. Yeah. If you actually were worried about the virus, and you saw someone without a mask, you would walk away, you would run away, you would take your children and run.

The mask patrols who would come up to you and give you— Here's the thing, and I know the pandemic's gone now, but this said something about our character. We could have another one. Yeah. If you actually were worried about the virus, and you saw someone without a mask, you would walk away, you would run away, you would take your children and run.

The mask patrols who would come up to you and give you— Here's the thing, and I know the pandemic's gone now, but this said something about our character. We could have another one. Yeah. If you actually were worried about the virus, and you saw someone without a mask, you would walk away, you would run away, you would take your children and run.

If someone with Ebola came into the mall without a mask, you wouldn't go up to them and say, hey, put on your mask. Well, you would if you were sacrificing yourself for the good of the planet. But there was an opportunity to... Be more virtuous than that person. But you have the point.

If someone with Ebola came into the mall without a mask, you wouldn't go up to them and say, hey, put on your mask. Well, you would if you were sacrificing yourself for the good of the planet. But there was an opportunity to... Be more virtuous than that person. But you have the point.

If someone with Ebola came into the mall without a mask, you wouldn't go up to them and say, hey, put on your mask. Well, you would if you were sacrificing yourself for the good of the planet. But there was an opportunity to... Be more virtuous than that person. But you have the point.

I think this is what... I watched so many of those videos, and I myself was a bit of a mask not wearing a dissident. So I had a lot of encounters. And here's... It wasn't even virtue signaling. It was... I'm worried that if I didn't wear a mask, the rules would come down on me. There would be some consequence on me.

I think this is what... I watched so many of those videos, and I myself was a bit of a mask not wearing a dissident. So I had a lot of encounters. And here's... It wasn't even virtue signaling. It was... I'm worried that if I didn't wear a mask, the rules would come down on me. There would be some consequence on me.

I think this is what... I watched so many of those videos, and I myself was a bit of a mask not wearing a dissident. So I had a lot of encounters. And here's... It wasn't even virtue signaling. It was... I'm worried that if I didn't wear a mask, the rules would come down on me. There would be some consequence on me.

So if you're not wearing a mask and no consequences are happening to you, the world is out of joint.

So if you're not wearing a mask and no consequences are happening to you, the world is out of joint.

So if you're not wearing a mask and no consequences are happening to you, the world is out of joint.

I must... fill the gap and be the consequence to you to justify my cowardice. So it's not so much that I'm better than you. It's, oh my God, you're getting away with it and I didn't think I could. I better stop you from getting away with it because otherwise what's my excuse for being so submissive?