He did win, but the majority voted against him. He won the plurality of seats, giving him a minority government, but with 33% of the popular vote. Another party got fewer seats with 34%. Canada’s electoral system sometimes works like that. Changing the system was one of Trudeau’s campaign promises in 2015!

If you want to argue about the popular vote, the NDP + Liberals combined got 48% of the vote. Electoral reform is only going to reflect Canada's desire to move further left - it would actually make it harder for the conservatives to win.

Add the Bloc Québécois to that percentage. They have also been supportive of the government's actions with regards to the pandemic.

Yes, I wish he had gone through with his promise (he still has time), but till that happens that's how the democracy has chosen to function.

If the greatest flexibility a government can offer its people is the ability to vote every few years then that government does not work for the people.

I said there was "no greater vote". I don't see how your comment relates to that.

Do you think this protest is a more valid representation of Canadian democratic opinion than a federal election?

I wasn't attempting to negate what you said, merely commenting on the inadequacies of a government that rigid.

I think protesting is not only valid, but necessary to keep centralized powers from growing too complacent. The growth of freedom globally and the birth of democracy was not on the back of elections or playing by the rules defined by the class of people in centralized power.

and obviously Canada's democracy has begun to erode if their leader is calling for a state of emergency completely bypassing the democratic process using old laws meant only to be enacted in extreme circumstances...certainly not to punish protests that have at worst blocked major roads for days - all the critical roads of which have already been cleared.

I think invoking the act is well within the democratic framework. The act mandates that there be an inquiry after to assess the validity etc. That will all come in time and I am sure lawsuits will follow too.

That said, there is definitely something going wrong with a portion of Canadian society because they trust Rebel News and Infowars more than any legitimate media organisation. Getting to the root of it will be crucial in figuring out what went wrong.