I see this word used multiple times in people arguing against the protest, never with any details about the concrete instances of the supposed harassment. Noise is not harassment, any activity with a large group of people is going to annoy and disturb the place they happen to choose to congregate, this is not even specific to protests.

Actually, just to be clear, what exactly did the protestors do besides blocking the road and making a lot of noise?

>protests last for maybe an afternoon or day or two at most

So

(1) The duration of a protest and

(2) How much inconvenience it causes to the locals

are the two factors that determine whether it's a legitimate protest or not ?

I am saying that protest by its nature is supposed to be disruptive on some level, and laws prohibit the type of disruptive behaviour typical of a protest clearly don’t apply _if_ you have a right to protest.

Blocking roads and occupying public spaces are some of the most fundamental features of a protest, so if you have a right to protest, then you certainly have a right to do that within the context of a protest.

If a protestor decides to commit a crime during their protesting, like destroying property, arson, assault… then they should still have full criminal liability for that. Nobody is disagreeing with you on that point. To me it seems you are simply trying to invent some contention out of nothing, in order to fit your view that the entire protest itself is illegal.

> It is no longer a lawful protest against federal government policy. It is now an illegal occupation. It’s time for people to go home.

- Trudeau in his speech justifying the use of the Emergencies Act.