[jazzyk]

So they tried to "overthrow the government" by filing a petition to call for early elections? That's quite a stretch...

[peeters]

Well it's a matter of interpretation. You can call it just fundamental misunderstanding of the Canadian constitution, or an attempt to overthrow the government, but either way having the GG, Senate, or Elections Canada force an election while the government enjoys the confidence of the house would be a coup. I'm fine with giving the protesters the benefit of the doubt and just agreeing that they don't understand how the electoral process works in Canada.

[jazzyk]

They were only petitioning for early elections - in case Covid restrictions were not immediately removed. Not unconditionally.

Petitioning for early elections (even if impossible legally) is a far, far cry from "overthrowing the government"*.

Would you be willing to edit your original post to provide some context here?