Convoys, freedoms and populism

LAAS LEIVAT

The recent Freedom Convoy on Canada Day in Ottawa wasn’t a repeat of the headline-grabbing, confrontational, prolonged event of February. Back then, total contempt for the law was matched by the inability of law enforcers to execute their duty.

Neither of the two Freedom Convoys were about ending COVID-19 restrictions, about showing opposition to a “mandate-prone” government. And it certainly wasn’t about truckers suffering from lack of freedoms.

The facts tell us the real story. Some 120,000 certified truckers are part of the Canadian Trucking Association (CTA). In downtown Ottawa, at the peak of the occupation in February, only 230 trucks participated. The CTA denounced the convoy and stated that over 90% of its truckers are vaccinated and follow mandate requirements.

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