Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks said that “honk honk” is equivalent to “Heil Hitler,” while testifying in Parliament in defence of her government’s use of the Emergencies Act to oust protesters in Ottawa who oppose the federal COVID-19 mandates. The protest, which first began in opposition to the vaccine mandate imposed on truck drivers crossing the Canada-U.S. border, expanded into a national movement as large convoys of truckers arrived in Ottawa in a peaceful demonstration starting Jan. 29, with many joining to call for an end to all COVID-19 mandates. Honking was heard constantly throughout the protest. “How much vitriol do we have to see of ‘honk honk’ which is a new acronym for ‘Heil Hitler’? What do we need to see by these protesters on social media?” Ya’ara Saks said in the House of Commons on Feb. 21. On Feb. 22, Saks defended her comment, saying that “for those who …