One of three Eastern Quebec groups of truckers and supporters of the “Freedom Convoy” departed Friday from near the U.S. border south of Montreal, with about 50 vehicles heading to the meeting point of Vankleek Hill Friday night, before continuing on to Ottawa on Saturday. Truckers and supporters mobilized across Canada after the government imposed in mid-January a vaccine mandate on truck drivers who cross the U.S. border. Thousands of truckers are now on the way to Ottawa for a mass protest to call for an end to all COVID-19 restrictions. A lot of Canadian flags have been seen so far on trucks and being waved by supporters across the country. On the Quebec trucks, an equal amount of Quebec flags could be seen, but for either flag, many were displayed or flown upside-down as a sign of dissatisfaction. With some politicians and media attempting to portray the convoy as being …