I always use quotes for "climate change" or "climate crisis" as they are undefined terms with broadly accepted erroneous meanings. "Freedom Convoy" is not rigorously defined but there is no alternative understanding available. It was the group of citizens gathering in Ottawa to protest government abuse of power. The scare quotes and adjective phrase "so called" are employed to imply an alternative or even opposite meaning of the term. It is not only bad journalism but is, in itself, a lie unless the user is convinced that these truckers and their supporters were intending their actions to limit freedom. How many of the government witnesses could produce any evidence to support their actions based on that presumption of intent? What evidence did the reporters produce to convince their readers that the convoy participants were acting nefariously?
I always use quotes for "climate change" or "climate crisis" as they are undefined terms with broadly accepted erroneous meanings. "Freedom Convoy" is not rigorously defined but there is no alternative understanding available. It was the group of citizens gathering in Ottawa to protest government abuse of power. The scare quotes and adjective phrase "so called" are employed to imply an alternative or even opposite meaning of the term. It is not only bad journalism but is, in itself, a lie unless the user is convinced that these truckers and their supporters were intending their actions to limit freedom. How many of the government witnesses could produce any evidence to support their actions based on that presumption of intent? What evidence did the reporters produce to convince their readers that the convoy participants were acting nefariously?