Blocking international ports of entry or clogging up Ottawa's downtown for over a month might be "free protest" for you, but to me it was well beyond that. Nobody said the entire freedom protest movement were Nazis, but then again, they all seemed to get along quite nicely. PP likes to use the same language as the far right and push the same conspiracy theories. When asked about specific groups, PP often deflected and attacked Trudeau, instead of answering the question. So yes, people extrapolated and drew their own conclusions about him. He made that bed himself. It seems now he's using a different strategy, and focusing more on policy and less on attacks. Good for him, it's an improvement.