[Source.](https://compactmag.com/article/why-canada-is-criminalizing-dissent) > Trudeau’s government has identified an alternative means by which Canada’s government can retain some legitimacy in the eyes of the public: by presenting itself as a defender of the weak and vulnerable, over and against a demonized Other who threatens them with harm. During the pandemic, this was the justification for harsh restrictions on citizens: Such measures were needed to “protect the vulnerable” from the callous anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, just as indigenous Canadians must now be protected from “denialists.” The villains and victims may change, but the basic story remains the same. Overall, this approach seems to work. Most Canadians approved of Trudeau’s Covid policies, and most accept the government’s line when it comes to the alleged mass grave.