After a week-long drive across Canada, a convoy of big rigs has arrived in the national capital to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19 measures. Organisers insist it will be peaceful, but police say they're prepared for trouble.The movement was sparked by a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the US-Canada border, implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government earlier this month.
Social media and news footage showed trucks and companion vehicles snaking along highways, cheered on by people gathered on roadsides and overpasses, often waving Canadian flags and signs disparaging Mr Trudeau.A GoFundMe campaign has raised, to date, over a whopping C$7m from over 99,000 donors. "We want to be free, we want to have our choice again, and we want hope - and the government has taken that away," Harold Jonker, a truck driver and trucking company owner, told the BBC as he drove through the town of Brockville, about 115km from Ottawa on Friday.
He said that police are preparing for potential parallel and counter-demonstrations and were concerned about people on social media in Canada and abroad "who may or may not come to the city" but "who are nonetheless inciting hate, violence and in some cases criminality". But the convoy has received some support from Conservative politicians who say it's become a "symbol of the fatigue and division" felt in Canada two years into the pandemic.
Prices are on the rise, including for food and petrol. It's been getting harder to find some products on grocery store shelves - and Canada's economy is heavily dependent on the men and women who drive the vast majority of food and goods consumed in in the country across the border.
Do you even need to say why they’re protesting Isn’t it obvious? Everybody has to put their spin on it. I think that is also why they’re protesting. One of many reasons.
Sheep, unevolved, right wing paid employees of right wing corporations and probably on drugs as well
freedom for one and all🌏🌍🌎❤
You couldn’t ignore it anymore couldn’t you?!
BBC scared the right and left are finally starting to unite
FINALLY your only a week late
This story has been evolving all week without a single mention on BBC - now the story is too big to ignore it’s obviously time to get an establishment spin on it
Finally the covering this story that been going on for days . Got your ask your self why it tool so long ? And this is why people don't trust main stream media
The BBC is institutionally corrupt and riddled with paedophiles. I’m sure the will put their bias and Globalist slant on this story.
We don't need Pedophile BBCWorld to tell us.
Fringe elements? 🤣🤣🤣 Most of Canada is protesting. If Trudeau isn't careful, he'll have a war on his hands.
I’m tired of these non vaccers don’t they realize that we all have the right not mix with them if we want to
They are making a stand for all of us. Convoys building up in Australia, Germany, Italy, and UK has one planned 👏👍. Any violence will be set up to discredit the movement.
This article is full of the usual misleading comments. ‘Vaccine mandates are supported by the majority of Canadians, with over 80% vaccinated’ I’m sorry but you can be vaccinated AND against vaccine mandates, like myself.
He's 💩 himself and went into hiding 🤡😆
Finally! , if it was to inform people who read your news, you could have not started from “why” but that it is happening. Nobody is interested on “why” for something they don’t know happening in the first place. Shame! Togetherdec GBNEWS TruckersForFreedom2022
Can't believe this is BBC News 👀
how long did it take you to get on to this ?
Cause they have had enough of lies, forced medical treatments, inhuman treatments
The law has to apply equally to all of us otherwise society can’t function. I’m British citizen. PenFarthing is British citizen. We both were in Afghanistan. He got out by help of BorisJohnson but I’m still here hungry, freezing, sick. Is that equally rights.
They are not just protesting for Canada they are protesting for the US as well. They are protesting vaccine mandates. These mandates are an over reach of government....
A 'freedom' convey backed by Alberta separatists... to get Canada back together... That's some heavy milarcy.
No cake or Big Barry ?are thing moving on now ?
Put simple: Trudeau is a tyran.
Sorry. Busy listening to music at the moment.
This was a Mouthbreather protest. A disgrace what they did to Terry Fox.
What was with the long delay reporting this incredible news story?
good news channell
If the cross-border partner is also considerate, it's a victory, right?
it's Russia doing it right? and in their cabs their listening to spotify.
Because they’re spoiled children.
LordRankey
Seriously, that’s the first question that comes to mind ?
istandwithcanadiantruckers
I'm a Canadian truckers and vaccinated like 90% of fellow truckers. This band of idiots, doesn't represent truckers or Canadians
Terrible reporting: “Canadians are broadly supportive of vaccine mandates - over 80% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated”. Being vaccinated does not imply support for vaccine mandates.
Well done BBC .... Reporting it at last
Someone’s hijacked the BBC 😂
Western leadership's 'Arrogance' is what amplified anti vaxxers. In India Anti vaccine propaganda was countered by doctors and health workers rather than rabble rousing and threats by politicians. Threats only result in pissing off and distrust among the silent majority
Took your time
Double fuck me
Trudeau is wrong
Here we actually have a tweet three days after the start but NOTHING on ANY of their news or international channels 🤮 defundthebbc
Makes a change to see them reporting the actual news rather than propaganda
They forgot to say that elonmusk has shown his support for the ConvoyForFreedom2022
Against all the odds, after two years and the efforts of millions of people desperately hoping to be noticed all around the world… the BBC has noticed a protest 👏🏻
Are police worried about ramifications of splitting society with the culture of mandates?
1-There are Swatikas and Confederate flags in this “Convoy”. The Prime Minister and his family have been moved to an undisclosed location for safety reasons. Several assaults of residents and business owners have occurred. Ottawa businesses are forced to….
These are fringe right wing extremists every one of them. The majority of Canadians do not support them. Our shelves are full trust me this is just another anti-VAX movement
BBC reporting something that isn't about a cake, are you feeling ok admin?
They are Racists, nothing to do with freedom or covid mandates. Why else would you be flying a confederate flag in Canada
Go truckers! Looking forward to this spreading to other countries. Covidianism is over.
It's mostly projection, as usual.
It is mostly minivans of white racists.
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