Hundreds of truckers rode towards the Canadian city of Ottawa, to protest the countries compulsory covid-19 vaccination mandates.
The protesters are unhappy that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has imposed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truck drivers.
Industry officials say a huge percentage of drivers traversing the U.S. frontier are inoculated but many others have refused, saying the mandate contravenes personal freedom.
Hundreds of truckers, converging on Ottawa from several directions, are due to arrive on Friday and aim to park their rigs on Parliament Hill, paralyzing downtown traffic.
News media have alleged that some protesters talked about blocking hospitals, assaulting Trudeau, and a coming civil war but organizers insist the demonstrations will be peaceful.
Senior party members are praising the truckers legislator Pierre Poilievre said “You’re bound to have a number who say unacceptable things … but that doesn’t mean we disparage the thousands of hardworking, law-abiding, and peaceful truckers, who quite frankly, have kept all of you alive for the last two years,”
Trudeau on Monday accused conservative politicians of stoking fear over the mandate.
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