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In the past 12 months, voters in both Ontario and Alberta have chosen change at the provincial level.

Both province’s Premiers – Doug Ford and Jason Kenney – were elected with majority mandates, a clear sign that many voters backed what these two leaders campaigned on.

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It’s only natural though that not everyone would be happy with these results. That’s called democracy.

It’s also only natural that people will voice their displeasure with these results. That’s called freedom of speech.

They’re both important principles that underpin our free societies.

But recently, there have been alarming displays of vicious rhetoric used against these two politicians and their parties.

Canadians were alarmed to watch the recent antics from some of the more outlandish protests against Ontario Premier Doug Ford.

A handful of rabble-rousers – some of them covering their faces – took to the lawn of Queen’s Park to erect a mock guillotine complete with fake blood.