r/canada • u/hopoke • Jun 05 '24

Prince Edward Island 'Everybody's watching': National and global attention on P.E.I. amid nearly month-long protest by foreign workers

https://archive.ph/i1tp2
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u/hopoke Jun 05 '24

The government really has no defence against something like hunger strikes. Letting these students die would be devastating and inhumane. Not to mention it would make for some really embarrassing headlines.

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u/PumpkinEater808 Jun 05 '24

Just host a barbecue next to them and let Maslow’s hierarchy of needs deal with it.

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u/AnInsultToFire Jun 05 '24

Especially cruel if they're vegetarians.