It seems pretty clear that even as a break from Ottawa mid-winter ennui, any thrill offered by wall-to-wall occupation of the streets around Parliament Hill got old very quickly.
After experiencing a state of what many, including at least one Conservative member of Parliament, have described as anarchy, there are no doubt many Canadians currently ruminating on the advantages of boring old parliamentary democracy, despite its many drawbacks.
“I ask that we clear the streets and that we stop this occupation controlled by radicals and anarchist groups,” tweeted Quebec Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus in frustration.
Anarchism, like socialism and liberalism, means different things to different people —
