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LETTER – Sometimes democracy comes in a purple sweater and a walking stick

Tuesday morning June 25 was going to be another day to protest downtown near City Hall. When I got off the bus and walked to Seymour and First, I looked across the street and could hardly believe my eyes. There she was! No, not Bo Derek, not Carly Simon and not even Carole King. The purple sweater, the style of hair and the walking stick gave her away; she was my inspiration, my hope and the reason I was even going to protest. Yes, there was the lady featured on line, now on YouTube, who was escorted out of council chambers for wanting to speak to the Mayor. She was the one who stood between the husky male CSO who was smacking gum and the smaller but far more vocal female CSO who uttered the threat that she, the CSO, would be calling the RCMP if the lady in the purple sweater did not leave. I introduced myself and told her that she was my inspiration for protesting. She was kind of humble but told me that democracy was important to her. Her father was part of the resistance movement in Europe during World War 2. She said that our [...]

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LETTER – Sometimes democracy comes in a purple sweater and a walking stick

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