Tag: freedom convoy

Trucker Convoy: Tens of Big Rigs and Cars Depart From South of Montreal

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 tens of vehicles as they head to the meeting point of Vankleek Hill Friday night, before heading to Ottawa on Saturday. Truckers and supporters have mobilized across Canada after the…


Justin Trudeau Ducks the Great Trucker Revolt

Commentary The resistance reveals itself always in unexpected ways. As I type, thousands of truckers (numbers are in flux and are in dispute) are part of a 50-mile-long convoy in Canada, headed to the capital city of Ottawa in protest against an egregious vaccine mandate imposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They will be joined…


Trucker Convoy: MP Poilièvre Rebukes Media for Portraying Convoy as ‘Extremist’ in Nature

Conservative MP Pierre Poilièvre pushed back today against reporting that portrays the trucker’s “Freedom Convoy” against the government’s vaccine mandate as extremist in nature based on some comments from individuals who don’t represent the group. Poilièvre made the remarks in response to a question from a reporter in Ottawa who asked what he thought about…


‘We Will Accept Tyranny No More!’: Over 10,000 Canadian and American Truckers Join in Protest Against Government Mandates

A group of over 10,000 Canadian truckers are leading Freedom Convoy, a protest against government mandates, and will be joined by hundreds or thousands of American truckers who support the cause. After the Public Health Agency of Canada’s announcement that foreign truck drivers can only enter Canada if fully vaccinated starting Jan. 15, and the…


‘We Will Accept Tyranny No More!’: Over 10,000 Canadian and American Truckers Protest Against Government Mandates

A group of over 10,000 Canadian truckers are leading Freedom Convoy, a protest against government mandates, and will be joined by hundreds or thousands of American truckers who support the cause. After the Public Health Agency of Canada’s announcement that foreign truck drivers can only enter Canada if fully vaccinated starting Jan. 15, and the…


GoFundMe Says Donations for Truck Convoy Heading to Ottawa Continue to Be Accepted

The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe says the fundraiser for the truck drivers who are to heading to Ottawa protest the vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers is still accepting donations, it’s just that funds are temporarily on hold pending a review of how the money will be distributed. “To confirm, the fundraiser has remained live and continues…


Tory MPs Voice Support for Truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protest Against Vaccine Mandate

A number of Conservative MPs have taken to social media to voice support for the truck drivers en route to Ottawa in a cross-country convoy protesting the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Dubbed “Freedom Convoy 2022,” hundreds of vehicles set off from northern British Columbia, with truck drivers joining from across Canada along the way….


Truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Rolls Through Prairies En Route to Vaccine Mandate Protest in Ottawa

A large convoy of trucks heading to Ottawa to protest the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on truck drivers is rolling through Alberta today and set to arrive in Regina this afternoon. The “Freedom Convoy 2022,” which started from northern British Columbia on Jan. 22, arrived in Calgary, Alb., late on Jan. 23. The convoy…