Tag: vaccine mandates

Freedom Convoy: The Canadian Blue-Collar Revival

Commentary A blue-collar revival  is afoot, the likes of which this country has never seen. The Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa personifies the frustrations of Canada’s  blue-collar workforce. When the pandemic was raging these folks manned our hospitals, grocery stores, and critical infrastructure. They were the heroes of the pandemic. Two years later, those who…


Live Q&A: Trucker Convoy Could Tear Down Virus Mandates; Biden Sending Troops to Eastern Europe

American truckers are joining with the tens of thousands of Canadian truckers to protest vaccine mandates, and public support is growing for them in both countries. Brian Von D, the administrator at “Convoy to DC 2022,” announced in a live video on Facebook that truckers from both countries are joining forces—and will drive from California…


‘Makes No Sense’: Canada Premier Vows to End Proof of Vaccine Policy as Truckers Protest in Ottawa

A Canadian premier said Saturday the proof of vaccine requirement makes no sense and he will end it in the “not-too-distant future” in his province. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a statement that being vaccinated doesn’t prevent one from getting the virus and the vaccine mandate “makes no sense.” “I want to be clear…


‘Makes No Sense’: Canadian Premier Vows to End Proof of Vaccine Policy as Truckers Protest in Ottawa

A Canadian premier said Saturday the proof of vaccine requirement makes no sense and he will end it in the “not-too-distant future” in his province. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a statement that being vaccinated doesn’t prevent one from getting the virus and the vaccine mandate “makes no sense.” “I want to be clear…


Commercial Fishermen May Lend Support to Trucker Protest in Ottawa, While Additional Convoys Rally Locally Across the Country

Sailing a modest-sized fishing boat called the Lobster Stalker out of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Derek Colier battles frigid weather, sleepless nights, and angry seas almost daily when he treks into the Atlantic Ocean hoping to get enough of a haul to justify his honest living. A former truck driver, Colier understands the lifeblood both 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…


Unvaxed NYC Teachers Live in Limbo Awaiting DOE, Court Decisions

Thousands of New York City teachers who refused to receive the mandated COVID-19 vaccination were put on unpaid leave last fall and were told by the Department of Education if they didn’t acquiesce they’d be terminated on Dec. 1, 2021. That date has come and gone with no action from the department leaving the teachers…


Unvaccinated NYC Teachers Live in Limbo Awaiting DOE, Court Decisions

Thousands of New York City teachers who refused to receive the mandated COVID-19 vaccination were put on unpaid leave last fall and were told by the Department of Education if they didn’t acquiesce they’d be terminated on Dec. 1, 2021. That date has come and gone with no action from the department leaving the teachers…


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…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan. 24)

Thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. on Sunday to advocate medical freedom. We hear concerns from some medical professionals who attended the event. Belgian police clashed with demonstrators in Brussels. There, thousands gathered to protest the government’s ever-tightening vaccine mandates. And the world prepares for possible Russian military action in Ukraine. We take a…