Thousands of people gathered in Vaughan, northwest of Toronto, on Jan. 27 to support the “Freedom Convoy” as it rolled through the city en route to Ottawa. The protest, initially started to oppose the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers, has gathered a large following as those who are upset with other pandemic restrictions and mandates have also joined the movement. At least two groups of trucks travelled through the Greater Toronto Area. One passed through Vaughan Mills and continued toward Kingston later in the afternoon, while drivers from the Hamilton and Niagara area departed from Marshall’s Truck Stop on Kenora Ave., proceeding east toward Canada’s capital, the organizer Canada Unity, said in a statement. Over 10,000 truckers from across the country are expected to rendezvous on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29 in a massive demonstration against the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect on Jan. …