Tonight is the first ever Freedom Day Eve for Canada

Today is the first anniversary of the evening before the Freedom Convoy officially started in Ottawa, which was on January 29th

In fact, there was already many people in front of the Hill and around the area of Parliament even a few days in advance. But on the evening before the 29th, the atmosphere was set. Hope. Pride. Connection between Canadians and while it included all people from whatever subgroup they identified with, I think the connection between people from Quebec and all other provinces was never stronger than it was those three weeks.

There is nothing like a tyrant to unite all his victims.

Below a few of the videos we shot on January 28th. I wonder if this inspires the same powerful feelings of love, hope and connection that it brings to me when I watch them, and certainly when i was there shooting these videos.

One thing is for sure. Someday, the forces of genuine liberalism might win. Freedom and individual rights and the right and ability to maintain those rights within boundaries like national borders could be restored. Of course with that, must come the right for individuals to protect themselves from criminals and even governments with the use of force, and force multipliers.

But Freedom day, and Freedom Day Eve, must always be maintained by the people and never government. The fight against tyranny is a fight against a state that has run amok. And if freedom is to be preserved, it must be preserved by remembering and understanding the rights of the individual and what threatens those rights. And when governments take over celebrations, rituals and culture, you get what we have today.

I hope that every year, Freedom day and Freedom Day eve, is always celebrated by the people. And serves as a reminder to government that there are limits to what they can make us do, and stop us from doing.