Two events in recent days — one in British Columbia, one in Ontario — highlight a persistent problem in liberal societies such as ours: the conceit that violent law-breaking is somehow permissible if it is performed in the service of a fashionable cause.
In Vancouver, three activists from the local “Anti-Poverty Committee” (APC) stormed the offices of B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell on Tuesday, overturning furniture and documents, shattering decorations, and otherwise making a mess of the place. The trio allegedly gained entry by fraudulently claiming they were delivering flowers. The APC says it is “avenging” the eviction of residents from Vancouver’s Eastside flophouses, a few of which apparently are being turned into condominiums or rental buildings.
On Wednesday, about 20 protesters from the Six Nations band moved into a private housing development for seniors in Hagersville, Ont., just south of Caledonia, where Six Nations activists have been illegally camped out for 15 months. the provincial and federal governments have been too scared to use their state powers to enforce the law. We are now seeing the fruits of this cowardice: a second confrontation in Hagersville, and no doubt more to come as the summer wears on.
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