Commentary Canadian truck drivers are continuing their protest against the government’s COVID/vaccine mandates. The protest was triggered by the federal government’s November mandate that truck drivers must be fully vaccinated by Jan. 15 or they would be subject to mandatory testing and quarantine requirements when entering Canada. It is worth noting that on Jan. 12, various government officials announced that truck drivers would be exempt from the mandate. So, naturally, many unvaccinated American truckers quickly began their journey to the Canadian border, while many unvaccinated Canadian truckers were quickly dispatched across the border, because both groups expected to enter/reenter Canada without difficulty. However, on January 13, the government announced that the previous day’s communications were in error, and that the Jan. 15 deadline remained in effect. These mixed messages likely intensified the resolve of truckers (some jabbed, some not) who are opposed to the mandates, and grassroots plans for a truckers’ freedom convoy quickly took shape. Thousands of people—truckers …
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