Some U.S. truckers showed up at a bridge on the U.S.-Canada border on Saturday to support the Canadian truckers protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Videos shared by independent reporter Brendan Gutenschwager show some truckers driving through a road—which appears to be the Thomas Edison Parkway—on the U.S. side under the Blue Water Bridge in Port…
US Truckers Gather Under Border Bridge in Michigan Without Causing Blockade
Rand Paul Urges Truckers to Come Protest COVID-19 Mandates in US
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told The Daily Signal in a recent interview that he’s all for trucker convoys coming to the United States to stage protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Paul made the remarks in a Feb. 10 interview, the same day the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to The Epoch Times that…
Facts Matter (Feb. 11): Six Provinces Lift Mandates After Protests Continue; Secret Phone Recording of Ontario Premier
It has now officially been two weeks since the Freedom Convoy protest in Canada reached the capital city of Ottawa. And amid all of the challenges that they are facing—from the media, from the police, from the courts, from politicians, from Big Tech, and so on—it appears that their protest is actually working. As of…
Conservative Leadership Hopeful Poilievre Says He Stands With Truckers
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, who recently announced his intention to run for the leadership of his party, reiterated his support for the Freedom Convoy in an interview with Postmedia on Feb. 10. “I’m proud of the truckers and I stand with them,” Poilievre told columnist Anthony Furey on the Postmedia podcast “Full Comment” for an episode…
House Republicans Call for Probe Into GoFundMe Shutting Down ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fundraiser
House Republicans on Feb. 10 urged Democrats to hold a hearing to examine “Big Tech silencing” after GoFundMe shut down fundraising for the Freedom Convoy campaign by Canadian truckers. In a letter (pdf), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) accused the for-profit crowdfunding platform of “selectively discriminating against certain people by canceling their ability to organize…
Progressives’ Canadian Trucker Panic Attack
Commentary The most fascinating aspect of the Canadian truckers’ massive protest in Ottawa against vaccine mandates, now two weeks into the making, is the panic it has engendered among progressive politicians and the mainstream press. There’s this frantic Feb. 9 headline from the BBC: “Truckers Block Vital Canada-US Border Crossing.” (That’s the Ambassador Bridge across…
Inside the Coutts Freedom Convoy Blocking the US Border in Southern Alberta
COUTTS, Alta.—In windy southern Alberta, reaching the site of the protesting truckers by Coutts near the Canada-U.S. border is nearly impossible via motor vehicle. Only local residents, those on official business, or media with credentials are allowed past lines of RCMP and Sheriff’s officers blockading the roads. The truckers have been blocking the major border…
Trudeau Blames Increasing Protests and Disruptions on Conservatives
With cross-country protests against COVID-19 restrictions increasing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday the Conservative Party is to blame because it has encouraged the movement. Conservative Leader Candice Bergen said during question period on Feb. 10 that critical infrastructure has been restricted because of Trudeau’s failure to deal appropriately with the issue and asked if…
Police Arrest 78-Year-Old Man for Honking in Support of Truckers’ Protest
The Ottawa police arrested a 78-year-old man and gave him a fine for tooting his horn in support of the ongoing truckers’ protest at the nation’s capital. On Feb. 6, Gerry Charlebois drove to the area close to the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protests when he was pulled over by the police at Besserer Street and…
78-Year-Old Man Arrested for Honking in Support of Truckers’ Protest ‘Bruised’ and ‘Traumatized’: Lawyer
A lawyer representing a 78-year-old man arrested and ticketed by the Ottawa police for honking his horn in support of the truckers’ protest says the man has been “bruised, cut, and psychologically traumatized.” On Feb. 6, Gerry Charlebois drove to the area close to the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protests when he was pulled over by…
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