This crowd gathered in Union Square a few hours before Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were put to death in Charlestown State Prison, Massachusetts, August 23, 1927. Many remained silent until after the executions were announced.

In this video, independent parliamentarian Randy Hillier makes a comment about the Canadian government’s plan to build holding camps for those infected with COVID and possible other uses. Eventually, his mic is cut.

You can watch it here, but here’s a summary:

He asked the Doug Ford government of Ontario if they knew of “how many of these camps will be built, and how many people does this government expect to detain.” He pointed out how documentation shows that the “Federal Quarantine/Isolation sites” could be used for “other requirements” besides for COVID-19.

“So your government must be in negotiations and aware of these plans to potentially detain and isolate citizens and residents of our country and our province, so speaker, to the Premier, where will these camps be built, how many people will be detained, and for what reason, for what reasons can people be kept in these isolation camps, and I’d like to have the Premier assure the people of Ontario…,” said Hillier, whose microphone was cut off before he could finish.  

In an email sent to his followers, Hillier expressed more of his concerns.

“The Premier has been actively dodging my questions since July. Today was just another example of the new status quo in Queen’s Park, no response. After this exchange I’m not even sure if the Premier and his Cabinet know what's going on regarding the Federal government considering the expansion of isolation/quarantine facilities from coast to coast,” wrote Hillier in an email sent out Thursday.

Ontario is currently in the industry feedback phase of it’s plans to have these camps built (it is not a contract or a part of a move for public feedback). Here’s some of the public documentation (archive). Here are some specifics on the planned sites:

The RFI states that the PHAC is currently managing a total of 11 sites nationwide that are designated as “quarantine sites (DQS)” for the COVID-19 fourteen-day quarantine, which can “lodge up to 1600 travellers.”

Canada also seems to be arming up for some kind of widespread disorder.

The GoC’s Buyandsell.gc.ca website also lists a September 15 Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Department of National Defence (DND) for the Riot Control Agent “Tear Gas.”

The “Tear Gas” RFP lists a total of 36,000 canisters required by the DND which the winning contractor is to have shipped to the Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot (CFAD) in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, by March 31, 2021.

While the use of Tear Gas as a crowd control method is not new in Canada, the “Tear Gas” RFP caught the attention of Galati, who speculated on social media why such a large order is needed for the spring of 2021.

“Tear Gas Order - Riot control - Govt of Canada - Due by March 31,” wrote Galati on Twitter, posting a link to the Buyandsell.gc.ca website “Tear gas” RFP.