The Canadian airport experience is a borderline form of torture. As we recently reported, thanks to the various stupefying mandates of the Justin Trudeau Liberals, Toronto Pearson International Airport is the airport in the world when it comes to the most delayed flights.
00:00:36.720So, on Wednesday, a press release from Canada Border Services Agency, CBSA, plopped on my desk.
00:00:53.600And at first blush, the headline certainly looked promising.
00:00:56.900Well, that sounds quite jolly now, doesn't it, given that outrageous lineups at Canadian airports, while they're so due rigueur these days, in fact, it's now far beyond annoying and aggravating.
00:01:20.380The Canadian airport experience is a borderline form of torture.
00:01:26.040Indeed, as we recently reported, thanks to the various stupefying mandates of the Justin Trudeau Liberals, Toronto Pearson International is the number one airport in the world.
00:01:38.300Number one when it comes to the most delayed flights.
00:01:42.880Yes, this dubious achievement is based on data obtained from the flight tracking company FlightAware.
00:01:51.140The data covers the period of May 26th to July 19th, 2022.
00:01:57.320Oh, and FlightAware noted Pearson was number four in the world when it comes to cancelled flights.
00:02:05.720Pearson International Airport has been ranked the worst airport in the entire world, sir, in terms of flight delays, fourth worst in the world in terms of cancelled flights.
00:04:18.060But you know what is truly incredible about the dubious achievements of Pearson International?
00:04:24.540All airports were surveyed by FlightAware, including those airports situated in third world nations.
00:04:33.880Pearson's record of 57.1% of flights arriving late is inexcusable.
00:04:39.960And by the way, things were only slightly less ghastly at Montreal Trudeau Airport, with 52.6% of flights being delayed.
00:04:50.280Indeed, so much for flying the friendly skies, air travel in Canada today resembles the title of one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes,
00:05:17.160They get the royal treatment while slapping down a carbon footprint that is godzillion in size.
00:05:24.600Indeed, you don't really think Justin Trudeau has to get in line when he, say, buggers off to Costa Rica like he did last week, do you?
00:05:35.380Hey, they say that Nero fiddled as Rome burned way back when.
00:05:39.640Today we have a prime minister who surfs and smokes a bong as Canada becomes increasingly dysfunctional.
00:05:46.600No, seriously, whether it is getting on a plane or renewing one's passport, nothing seems to work properly anymore because so many government employees are apparently still sitting on their fat ricotta cheese candy asses at home as opposed to being on the front lines providing, you know, customer service as opposed to virtual customer service.
00:06:13.340In fact, that day we visited Pearson International last month, not even the vending machine that dispenses the still mandatory face diapers was working.
00:07:07.140CSBA is constantly exploring innovative ways to deliver a better and faster experience for travellers without compromising the safety and security of Canada's border.
00:07:19.860To modernize and expedite the travel experience, the CBSA is now providing travellers the option to submit their customs and immigration declaration
00:07:30.780up to 72 hours in advance of their arrival in Canada through ArriveCat.
00:07:36.540The advance CBSA declaration optional feature is currently available for international travellers arriving at Toronto Pearson, Montreal Trudeau, and Vancouver International Airports.
00:07:51.880In the coming months, the optional feature will also become available to travellers arriving at Winnipeg, Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Billy Bishop Toronto City, Ottawa, and Quebec City International Airports.
00:08:05.960By submitting their customs and immigration information in advance, travellers spend less time at primary inspection kiosks or e-gates when they arrive at the airport, resulting in shorter lineups in arrival halls.
00:08:23.280Okay, fair enough, it's something, I suppose.
00:08:27.020Yet, the more I continued to read this press release, folks, the more annoyed I became for a couple of reasons.
00:08:35.300Firstly, everyone knows that ArriveCat is a dead dog with fleas.
00:08:40.840It is a major source of delays when this pig in a poke is actually working, that is.
00:08:47.200But here's the thing, nowhere in the press release does the CBSA announce a retirement date for this unnecessary hunk of junk.
00:08:58.140I would suggest the vast majority of Canadians who travel desperately want to know when ArriveCat is going to be tossed upon the scrap heap of obsolescence.
00:09:55.200After all, it was the pandemic that turned air travel into a god-awful nightmare for all of us in the first place.
00:10:04.160And while most of the world has returned to a pre-COVID-19 state, well, not so at Canadian airports for reasons that remain unfathomable.
00:10:14.900But then again, keep in mind that Justin Trudeau is a man who admires the basic dictatorship of China.
00:10:21.740He actually said that back in 2014 before becoming prime minister.
00:10:27.100Now, call me an extremist if you must, but I kind of get a sick feeling in my gut when I hear the future leader of a Western democracy saying he admires a communist dictatorship that is becoming increasingly belligerent on the world stage these days.
00:10:44.340You know, folks, if I ever got a chance to ask one question to the PM, it would be this.
00:10:51.700With China being ground zero for COVID-19, a virus that has killed millions and caused global economic damage in the trillions of dollars,
00:11:03.680Mr. Prime Minister, do you still admire China?
00:11:07.820I think it's a fair question, but don't expect any of the Trudeau-funded mainstream media trained SEALs to utter such an impolite query.
00:11:18.680One must never bite the hand that feeds, after all.
00:11:22.580By the way, the day the CSBA release came out, guess who was gushing over this so-called advancement on social media?
00:11:32.000Well, well, well, it was none other than Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
00:11:40.380The new advanced declaration feature in the Arrive Can app, now available at Montreal Trudeau Airport, makes submitting your info quicker and easier.
00:11:52.640Most importantly, it cuts the time spent at the kiosk by a third, end quote.
00:11:59.060Really? Does anyone believe that? A one-third reduction in wait times?
00:12:05.380As we've demonstrated in recent weeks, Marco Mendicino is such a compulsive liar, he actually makes sneaky Patrick Brown blush.
00:12:14.920Mendicino still clings to the outrageous lie that law enforcement agencies asked the federal government to enact the Emergencies Act,
00:12:23.440even though there's not a single police chief in our great dominion that will confirm this supposed fact.
00:12:30.900So when Mendicino gets giddy over the supposedly new and improved Arrive Can,
00:12:36.740sorry, I'm not buying what the right Honourable Pinocchio with a portfolio is selling.
00:12:43.420After all, this is a shyster who would spit in your face and have the chutzpah to tell you it's actually raining.
00:12:50.860In any event, earlier today, a press conference was held by Deborah Flint.
00:12:56.940She's the president and CEO of the Greater Toronto Airport Authority.
00:14:11.300Ms. Flint, on Wednesday, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a press release
00:14:16.140about alleged improvements to the disastrous Arrive Can app.
00:14:21.020But the press release was ominous for two reasons, I think.
00:14:23.860One, there was absolutely no mention when the Arrive Can app is going to be retired.
00:14:30.760Secondly, there was no mention of COVID, which is the ostensible policy reason for having the Arrive Can app in place in the first place.
00:14:38.760Therefore, the conclusion is, it looks like the Justin Trudeau Liberals want Arrive Can to be a permanent fixture for Canadian air travel.
00:14:47.320And my question to you is, are you lobbying this government to get rid of this lousy app so that this airport can finally start to function as it should be?
00:15:01.600The federal government is responsible for health and security and border screening policies at this airport.
00:15:09.600We absolutely have a seat at the table with the government to talk about how those policies and practices affect the airport
00:15:17.480and how we can work more effectively together to improve the passenger experience, to decrease the processing times
00:15:24.980and to increase the ability for passengers to control their journey.
00:15:29.560What we've seen along the way is that the health requirements that were previously in the airport,
00:15:35.580arrival testing taking place here, requirements for employees, that those have been removed.
00:15:43.020And we've seen an incredible change in the efficacy of processing as a result.
00:15:48.560As I shared earlier, I believe that the future can be more digitally enabled.
00:15:53.480I will say that I am pleased to see that the Arrive Can has been adapted to include the customs arrival function
00:16:01.320so that it eliminates the time that an individual is spending at a kiosk in the airport.
00:16:08.460The individual did not use to spend time at a kiosk in the airport doing that function.
00:16:12.360It used to be filled out on paper, and not that that was a great solution,
00:16:16.420but it kept it out of the airport processing space and function.
00:16:20.780So with that addition, we've seen a significant reduction in processing time with the adaptation of those mobile tools.
00:16:28.200What the mobile tools in the future are remains to be seen.
00:16:32.160But what I'm advocating for is the airport of the future to be digitally equipped with mobile-enabled tools,
00:16:38.580biometric tools, and modern screening functions.
00:16:41.760Pearson is the absolute worst airport in the entire world in terms of delayed flights.
00:16:48.520You're the fourth worst for cancellations.
00:16:50.400What's really troubling is this report includes data for airports that are situated in third-world countries.
00:16:58.320In addition, the lineups here are outrageous.
00:17:01.020There are literally tons of lost luggage.
00:17:03.160There are people who have had their animals almost die due to dehydration because they got lost.
00:17:08.320Not that it seems that the staff here cares about that.
00:17:11.680My question is, because Pearson is a mismanaged mess and an international laughingstock,
00:18:03.940And this is not uniquely to Toronto Pearson.
00:18:08.740We are in a significant transitionary environment coming out of a global pandemic.
00:18:13.920A global pandemic that's quite not over as of yet.
00:18:16.920And so we're working through those issues.
00:18:19.280We have an incredible strength in leadership in the industry.
00:18:23.720One that is going to give us the confidence that we can move this airport back forward.
00:18:28.100But the strengths of being the sixth most internationally connected airport in the world and the complexity that comes along with that.
00:18:35.360Two borders within our airport facilities being the largest airport in Canada.
00:18:42.480These are all significant strengths for the future, but they are also challenges in the immediate.
00:18:47.600When I think the stories will be told that we rose from the most challenging situation of airports across the world back to the greatest heights.
00:18:56.720And I'm committed to making sure that happens.
00:18:59.580You know, folks, I think Miss Flint is potential Liberal Party of Canada material here.
00:19:05.060You know, blather on forever without actually saying anything.
00:19:09.640There is no planet blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
00:19:13.160By the way, here's an excerpt of Miss Flint's bio, quote, at GTAA, Deborah began her leadership at the onset of the global pandemic and has led Pearson to being globally recognized and awarded for its healthy airport program, end quote.
00:19:47.480Don't know about you, but I think it will be months, maybe years before things finally get back to normal at the airport.
00:19:57.060Because the folks in charge and their political puppet masters, well, folks, they simply don't give a rodent's rectum.
00:20:08.980The Jewish-Russian community center is located in North Toronto, but on several occasions recently, video surveillance indicated that an individual was trying to break into the center.
00:20:31.220While he damaged the building's front facade, he never was able to actually break in.
00:20:37.720Perhaps the man was motivated by anti-Semitism or maybe he was just a garden variety thief who reckoned there were valuables to pilfer from inside the building.
00:20:50.760When Rabbi Shmuel Neft reported these incidents to the police, incredibly, the cops at 32 Division, they simply couldn't be bothered to take this matter seriously.
00:21:25.620So when we finally got a hold of the security footage that showed the incident, which was, by the way, the third of a series of incidents, second break-in, but a third incident involving the same individual.
00:21:41.720By the way, she's a woman, apparently.
00:21:44.400The police called me back today and told me they found who it is.
00:21:50.040So I found the footage, I was ready to hand it over to the police, and I called as soon as we were able to download it, I called 32 Division to the non-emergency hotline.
00:22:00.320And yes, as you said, I stayed on hold for just about two hours.
00:22:04.700I managed to pray in the afternoon services and evening services, as well as go out to dinner with a community member, all while on hold with the Toronto Police Service.
00:22:14.720Unbelievable. And then when you actually got to speak to them, I understand they were very nonchalant about what was happening. Is that correct?
00:22:25.280The truth is, is that I never really reached them in a direct way.
00:22:29.120I gave up at about 10, that was last Thursday, the 27th of July, I pretty much gave up on the phone call and drove to 32 Division, which is not so far away, on Yonge Street, and thinking that I would be able to get their attention in person.
00:22:48.080And I was basically told that, number one, that the system that they have is that non-emergency reports go exclusively through the phone line, the hotline, emergency things obviously go through 911, and they couldn't do anything for me there at the scene.
00:23:10.780And basically, so before I was trying to be a little stubborn, so I was trying to maybe see if I could do anything, I said, you know, I was on hold for two hours.
00:23:22.680Yeah, we know, you might be on hold for two hours, three hours, four hours.
00:23:27.040He said, frankly, well, we're understaffed right now, which is mind-blowing.
00:23:32.660And basically, yeah, 10.30 at night, he said, get back on the phone, wait until they answer, and then you'll be able to report the crime.
00:23:42.680And that's when I decided I'm going to take other measures in trying to get the attention of the police department.
00:23:49.300And Rabbi Neft, I can understand why you would be sensitive to this kind of attempted break-in at your community centre.
00:23:57.320We were talking off camera, you came to Toronto from New York, and of course, my producer, Naya Efren, we went down to New York in 2019 when there was a horrible spike in anti-Semitism.
00:24:09.800It would be people basically looking like you, walking down the street, minding their own business and getting sucker-punched, or worse.
00:24:15.520And of course, your hometown, Pittsburgh, in 2018, that was the scene of that horrible synagogue attack there.
00:24:24.680So, when someone is coming, perhaps even weaponized, we don't know, you can't tell from the footage, it is cause for concern.
00:24:34.560And quite frankly, I'm scratching my head why the police were so nonchalant about this.
00:24:41.460Right. So, I'm saying, ultimately, you could tell by the footage that, you know, this wasn't a hate crime.
00:24:47.180We have to be real with ourselves. What is a hate crime? What is not a hate crime?
00:24:50.420Hate crimes are not rare anymore in the city of Toronto and its surrounding areas. Let's start with that.
00:24:56.520I could, you could, the level-headed observer could see that this was an attempted theft.
00:25:02.920And the police department called me, the inspector, chief, lead inspector of 32 Division.
00:25:07.580By the way, I have to make mention that after all the noise we made, 32 Division was on the job, on ball.
00:25:14.040The detectives calling me almost daily, updating me. I called, I have a, you know, I have a lead detective's personal cell phone number.
00:25:21.640We were in touch about things throughout the week.
00:25:24.300And then when I finally found footage of the first and second incidents with this individual, the next day, I called him that night, Wednesday night, Thursday, yesterday.
00:25:32.140I had an officer right, bright and early to come pick up that footage.
00:25:34.960So they've been on the ball ever since we made a lot of noise.
00:25:38.240But like, like you said, David, we, we don't take these things lightly.
00:25:42.000This is a, this is a, this is not a community center.
00:25:44.100This is a, well, this is not just a community center.
00:25:46.940This is a, this is the heart of the, of the local Jewish community.
00:25:49.720Um, and look, historically Jews have a longstanding trauma, uh, of, of feeling vulnerable throughout history before we, you know, in, in, in the old countries, uh, whether it was in Europe or whether it was in the Middle East, Jews were mistreated all over.
00:26:06.920And, you know, coming to Canada and coming to North America in general, but especially Canada, which is, which is always a place where people, you know, other Canadians tell me that Canada is better than the United States of America.
00:26:20.880You know, I'm American, so I'll stay out of the conversation, but people say, you know, it's safer in Canada.
00:26:25.820It's, there's, there's, there's better amenities in Canada.
00:26:29.960Well, look, the Jewish community lives in Canada and they're starting to feel that, they're starting to get, you know, a little feeling of that same vulnerability they had, right?
00:26:39.220Especially we, you know, JRCC stands for Jewish Russian Community Center.
00:26:43.040We, we work primarily with Russian speaking Jews, people who grew up, at least the older generation already, grew up under the thumb of the KGB.
00:26:53.880They, their upbringing was, there's, the police are not for you.
00:27:20.700So it's, so yeah, my, our case, obviously, you know, attempted theft, but this person was, came here once.
00:27:29.380Came here twice and came here three times.
00:27:31.320They were targeting the synagogue for whatever, you know, whatever was inside, whatever she wanted to get.
00:27:36.140And, and, and a very, at least superficial level, we, you know, would feel this lack of, of attention from those who we felt, at least.
00:27:46.380And now, you know, we, now, you know, you know, you know, like I said, they were on the ball, but then we were feeling vulnerable.
00:27:52.160I, I, I said to the officer at 32 Division, I said, you're sending me home now and I have to go to bed thinking that this person is going to come back another time.
00:28:01.860And now this, now this person has smartened up and knows what works and what doesn't work.
00:28:05.240So then when she actually gets into the building and starts stealing things and runs out and I find out about it, so she's already way gone with all of my stuff.
00:29:49.180Canadian culture, as far as I've observed, as somewhat of an outsider on the inside, there's this hesitancy to offend people.
00:30:03.620Canadians don't like offending people.
00:30:05.300And I can see that those that are, you know, those that have the power also don't want to offend people.
00:30:10.460And that's exacerbated by the fact that the people they're afraid of offending, they know will make a big stink out of even the most minor thing.
00:30:19.620Right. So, you know, if a bunch of anti-Semitic pro-Palestinian protesters rock up to a Jewish business like they did last month in Thornhill,
00:30:31.380those same people will criticize the police who came and responded as being Islamophobic for getting in their way.
00:30:38.600Right. And so so this this this sort of pleasing the the the the loud the loud crowd is what's kind of happening.
00:30:48.300And you see it. I'm saying the thing is, is you're not going to you will not ever see in this city or pretty much anywhere else.
00:30:56.340Jews rioting, you know, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter style because they're being, you know, because they're being under underhanded by their by the by their by their governments.
00:31:08.000That doesn't happen. And everyone knows that we're not that kind of people.
00:31:11.480We're not a victim. We're not a victim mentality people. We're people that that adapts.
00:31:17.240Sometimes we have to adapt with force. And that's why you have the modern state of Israel that has a strong army.
00:31:21.920And that, as you said today in the news, Israel is being now attacked in response to their preemptive attack, knowing that someone's going to attack them.
00:31:28.980And yet they're, you know, they're going to be they're the ones that that are being that are being shamed for it.
00:31:34.240So everyone knows that it's not it's not that it's not just it's not the Jewish mentality to play victim.
00:31:39.160And therefore, we're we're you could say that we're a bit push pushovery.
00:31:43.100So if it's between offending someone that's the pro-Palestinian protester, that's going to make a big scene that that the that the police are are are are Islamophobic or the Jews that are going to you are going to, as we say, catch about it.
00:31:57.100And maybe they'll put up maybe they'll put pressure in other ways, but they're not going to scream and yell and break windows and things.
00:32:02.340So that's where they go for. And you see that, obviously, in this in the city.
00:32:05.560You see it with like like you said, in that incident that happened before I moved or you had it in the in the incident in Thornhill a few weeks ago last month.
00:32:12.500You have it. You have the you know, all these all these incidents that involve hate against the Jewish community.
00:32:17.800You see that that there that that the the police are trying to please those that are going to make more noise.
00:32:27.800No, I like what you said earlier, Rabbi, the loud crowd.
00:32:32.080I mean, I'm I'm thinking back to I think it was May of last year, 2021, and we covered it was pro-Palestinian demonstrators who converged on City Hall.
00:32:42.660They were climbing the arches of Nathan Phillips Square, incredibly dangerous, and they were allowed free reign.
00:32:49.920And some of them actually went and beat up Jewish counter protesters.
00:32:54.640And in the meantime, freedom protesters, people against the lockdowns and the covid-19 mandates, they were violently physically arrested at nearby Yonge Dundas Square, which became a no man's land for some reason.
00:33:11.040And again, it speaks to, I think, the outrageous double standard that we're seeing.
00:33:25.280Obviously, you're, I guess, keeping a keen eye on the video surveillance, but is maybe law enforcement doing drive by surveillance, what have you, to see if they can catch this culprit?
00:33:37.380There's a lot to say to answer this question.
00:33:38.920First, I want to make, there's, there's, there, you have to give, we have to give a lot of credit where credit is due.
00:33:43.680Number one, the federal government of Canada, with the help of our now former MP, Michael Levitt, gave us a security grant, a large, sizable security grant, which allowed us to have multiple cameras that caught this guy in the, in the act from, or this lady in the act from multiple angles, as well as kept the door shut.
00:34:03.740Those doors were impenetrable for her.
00:34:05.500She couldn't get through them, although if you look at the way she was trying to do it, it was not really the smartest way, but either way.
00:34:10.080So, we, you know, we have to, we have to give credit where credit is due to our local MPP, Michael Kersner, who was, even though on vacation, he was on the phone with me, keeping tabs and introduced me to some, some people that can help and is also committed to taking this further.
00:34:25.960We have to, you know, we have to, we have to, we have to resort to being in touch with private Jewish organizations that were willing to both advocate on our behalf, as well as, you know, provide volunteers to do, to do patrols around here.
00:34:52.060And it's, it's unfortunate it has to come to that, that we have to have our own organizations doing things to protect us, to protect us.
00:35:01.480You know, I've been in close contact with the police department.
00:35:04.120They told me that they will be increasing, they have been and will be increasing patrols in the area.
00:35:11.840And, you know, we had, we had some frank conversations, myself, the detective, the lead detective, about, you know, what we can do in order to, to mend this and to strengthen this relationship.
00:35:22.480Because, frankly, David, we love the police.
00:35:25.860I, like I said, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm born and bred Midwest.
00:35:29.660Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is, is blue collar.
00:35:32.320And we were, we were brought up with this principle that the police are good.
00:35:39.260We like the police, but we want a strong police.
00:35:42.440We want a police that is reliable, that can protect us.
00:35:45.540And we, I want to see the same thing here.
00:35:48.580I want, I, I, I believe we should have an active, fully staffed, fully budgeted police force that is reliable, that has no holes in the system, no glitches in the system.
00:36:00.940And look, it took this, this situation for us to learn something.
00:36:06.300And, and, and a lot of times, you know, we learn, we learn from our experiences and I've, you know, I, this, this, this really, you know, riled me up enough that I really feel a responsibility to, to continue advocating, continue with the conversation with those that have an influence in the situation.
00:36:23.800I, I, I personally want to, you know, want to push the, the city government to look into how three music festivals with hundreds of thousands of people were permitted, were given permits to happen on the same weekend, thereby stretching an already underfunded and understaffed police force.
00:36:42.480Why did this have to happen and what we can do in order to prevent it from happening again for anybody?
00:36:47.800This should be a safe city for all its residents, not just the Jewish community.
00:36:53.680And also we take, we take these things very sensitively in the Jewish community and with regards to protection of Jewish community assets and people in the Jewish community, we're also in, you know, continuing the conversation about security for our community.
00:37:07.400And in general, we're just, we're continuing the conversation.
00:37:12.980I want to do whatever I can in order to make the city a better, a better and safer place for all of its residents.
00:37:17.800Well, Rabbi Neff, in closing two points, one, I think maybe the police should take away, should reassign those police officers in High Park, giving speeding tickets to bicyclists.
00:37:30.100A, I don't think that's a top priority thing.
00:37:33.080And B, I'm so happy to hear that ex-liberal MP Michael Levitt is doing something positive for the Jewish community.
00:37:39.080The last time I saw him, I asked him a question, should the Canadian embassy be in Jerusalem?
00:37:45.560He looked at me like Bambi looking into the high beams of a Hummer on the 401 and took a bow with silence.
00:37:53.080And so, you know, you know, we, we, we, we love Michael.
00:37:58.200There's only one, there's only one party in this, in this country whose platform includes recognizing Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish people.
00:38:06.900And I don't think it was the same party that Michael served with, but Michael is an incredible individual.
00:38:11.680Okay, then I'll, I'll, I'll take your word for it.
00:38:13.960Rabbi, thank you so much for your time.
00:38:16.140And you have yourself a great evening, my friend.
00:39:43.020Windsor just became the looniest city in Canada.
00:39:46.880Well, in fairness, when Chris raised a stink about this, the policy was reviewed and he will be allowed to run in Ward 2 in Windsor this fall, even in his typhoid Mary state.
00:40:47.020Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference on August 5th in West Palm Beach announcing the appointment of Judge Renata Francis to be in the Florida Supreme Court.
00:40:58.680Beginning of September for our next Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, Judge Renata Francis.
00:41:06.600She will be filling up the vacancy left by Al Lawson.
00:41:14.680Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Al Lawson announced his retirement earlier this year.
00:41:19.580So Justice Francis will be taking over his spot and will start in September 1st of this year.
00:41:28.920You can realize great dreams if you put your mind to it, if you work hard, and if you believe in the principles that make our country what it is and what we're trying to continue it to be here in our state.
00:41:41.780And so I think she'll be emblematic of that.
00:41:44.820This comes a day after Governor Ron DeSantis announced the suspension of State Attorney Andrew Warren for refusing to uphold Florida law.
00:41:55.260When you depart from the rule of law, like we've seen with a lot of these prosecutors, like look at San Francisco.
00:42:02.440You know, the wealthy people still voted to keep that prosecutor in.
00:42:07.740Because all the chaos that was unleashed by the insane policies, those were falling on the shoulders of working class communities.
00:42:16.340They were falling on the shoulders of communities that couldn't necessarily retreat behind gates and private protection.
00:42:25.760And so when you have the rule of law, the people that that benefits the most are those that may not have power on their own, that may not have big institutions lined up behind them.