The Canada Convoy

What's going on elsewhere does not apply to us at all and we will continue to have voluntary vaccinations. Some countries have dug themselves into a hole with mandatory vaccines but they may get away with it because of public support for a hard line on vaccination.

Aren’t something like 80% of Canadians fully vaccinated? Can’t imagine those who have gotten their “shots” supporting the vax evaders.

It seems alot of support is coming from groups using crowd funding in the states which would suggest freedom loving trump supporters

No suggestion needed, there were Trump flags and US flags being carried around and reports of confederate flags and swastikas, but I saw one swastika in the background of an interview, which could be an isolated thing. Gofundme also blocked a fundraising attempt in the States from using their platform.

i think the truckers are fantastic and a real inspiration...and to stand their ground in such freezing temperatures. well done to all. it looks like the gov will do all in their power to try and antagonise them into violence at this stage, so hopefully they don't fall for the bait. trudeau is a disgrace running and hiding from his population..hopefully the rest of canada will now see the true colours of the guy they elected.

for all those who are against his demonstration and want to see a harsh government response, then ok, we're in a free society(or at least have been up to now) and it's ok to have your opinion...however what will happen when you decide to protest on something close to your heart and you're not allowed? that's the path you are paving for belittling and putting these demonstrations down.

I am Canadian and I disagree with the way these protests are done. I also believe that the majority of Canadians don't agree with these protesters, also I don't believe that the majority of the Canadian truck drivers agree with the protesters as well.

Canada's vaccine uptake was very very high, even though the government, federal as well as provincial didn't really do a good job in the pandemic, - early snap election last year included.

This kind of convoy protest is very un-Canadian, and I think it's done by a small minority, which is driven to do this by their right wing friends in the US, close to Donald Trump's circles and other conspiracy theory minded individuals, like QAnon, etc...

The Austrian Health Minister has said the Austrian's government's own constitutional lawyers may veto the mandvax. They will make it very easy for themselves should they decide to climb down from their hard-line stance.

Thousands, I believe they are or were initially 18000, are still a very very small minority in Canada. This "freedom" convoy has been strongly condemned by associations representing truck drivers. Yes the vast majority of truck drivers are vaccinated, but many protesters have also no connection to truck driving. I think they are funded from far right groups in the US, also the confederate flag has been seen and even nazi style swastikas.

They have also been desecrating the tomb of the unknown soldier, the national war memorial and a statue of Terry Fox.

The problem you have as well in Canada is that Trudeau and the federal government doesn't have too much say, but a lot is down to provincial politics and provincial premieres who are fearing an election result, - such as Ford in Ontario. This always led to a federal - provincial debate.

Also at the same time some Covid 19 travel restrictions are ridiculous, such as testing before and after arrival for vaccinated travellers arriving from countries other than the US, causing rediculously long queues with infection risks at airports especially at Pearson in Toronto, but this has no real impact on truck driving.

yeah, the money was frozen cause its been organised by white-supremacist Pat King and his side-kick made off with $1M and went to ground.

lots of the "truckers" taking food from the homeless by showing up to soup kitchens etc and demanding food. Lovely bunch.

Nazi flags and confederate flags being flown by some of them too.

Tamara Lich and B.J. Dichter, listed as the organizers of the movement’s GoFundMe page which has amassed more than 6 million dollars in donations, are not truckers.

Lich, who lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta, served as an organizer for Yellow Vests Canada, an organization associated with members of Canada’s ‘far-right’ movement that often spews anti-muslim racism. She is currently working as secretary for the Maverick party, a fringe political party in Alberta whose initial aim was to separate from Canada. She’s also been known to share Islamaphobic conspiracy theories on her social media pages and make anti-muslim comments as well.

“Canadians, are you paying attention yet? … We do not want the Muslim Brotherhood in Canada.”, Lich posted on Facebook

B.J. Dichter, a supporter of the anti-immigrant far-right People’s Party of Canada, shares Lich’s sentiments on Muslims. In 2019, he claimed that “Despite what our corporate media and political leaders want to admit, Islamist entryism and the adaptation of political Islam is rotting away at our society like syphilis.”