Freedom Convoy: Ottawa declares emergency over trucker Covid-19 rules protests

Ottawa declared a state of emergency on Sunday as a trucker-led demonstration against vaccine mandates entered the 10th day and the government said it would not back down on the issue.

The "Freedom Convoy" began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers but has turned into a rallying point against public health measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government.

***Canada has imposed Covid-19 mandates to stop the spread of Coronavirus and protect its citizens. The NHS state the coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective to give you the best protection against COVID-19 for more information go to the NHS website ***

Protesters have paralyzed downtown Ottawa for the past nine days, with some participants waving Confederate or Nazi flags and some saying they wanted to dissolve Canada's government.

Amid incessant horn blaring and occasional fireworks, a polished supply chain -- including portable saunas, a community kitchen and bouncy castles for children -- has sustained the protesters to the fury of residents who blame police for inaction.

Trudeau, who is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, has ruled out using the military to disband the protest. Due to security concerns, Trudeau and his family left their downtown home last weekend and his location has not been disclosed.

The prime minister has said the convoy represented a "small fringe minority" and the government would not be intimidated. About 90% of Canada's cross-border truckers and almost 79% of the population has had two COVID-19 vaccine shots.

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[ssemergencyworld]

Imagine being so scared of people wanting freedom that you declare a state of emergency

[Whatyousee]

Every country should come to a standstill against these evil people

[Jack_Dupp]

How can a “fringe minority” cause an emergency throughout Ottawa??

[da]

Interesting how you can tell the agenda of the media by the headlines, some say “freedom convoy” others just say “truckers” or “protests”, hmm…

[OneOfTheGorls]

Hold the line! These brave people are doing it in -20! That's resilience.

[mergljo]

What a wonderful emergency. People coming together peacefully to remove despots. I hope it’s the beginning of a worldwide movement. Good on you Canadians. We are with you in Australia

[ooaahcantona]

The best protest I've ever seen. Don't cave in!

[Jane_Dow]

Stand with the Truckers, Farmers, an ALL those Standing & Helping in the Fight For Freedom. They go down, we All go down.

[mandofloxks]

Bet they won't show this on the news

[RobotronSage]

''Ottowa Mayor Jim Watson comments on the convoy to CTV:''
''It's disturbing when you see the protest turning into what looks like some kind of a fun carnival, where they've got bouncy castles, and hot tubs, and saunas''

[Aubergine]

Thank you Truckers for standing up for all of us!!! ❤

[ostricks]

Stand firm Truckers! We are proud of you!

[QANews]

_"Why do the protected need to be protected from the unprotected by forcing the unprotected to use the protection that didn't protect the protected in the first place?"_ - *Unvaccinated* 2022

[alkismavridis]

Canada inspires us all! Keep going. God bless you.

[atommachine]

Full Support, half the Ottawa force has handed in their resignation. These are good people . History shows what happens to dictators and that time has returned. In Peace in Heart. Hold That Line and Unite.xx

[garnetwilliamson]

As this is a political protest it appears that the City of Ottawa government may be in violation of the charter of rights and freedoms. Will be interesting to see if there is a constitutional challenge on this issue.

[mrmrgaming]

I get that for some locals, this is terrible, and the noise must drive them nuts....but, on the other hand, if this was BLM and Antifa, the city would be in flames, so it's a good trade-off.

[QANews]

_"Stop & think, If you can still catch COVID-19 then spread COVID-19 being fully-vaccinated, What's the point of the vaccination passport & mandate?"_ - *Unvaccinated* 2022

[caroldaniels]

Yes looks dangerous I’m sure!!!! What a beautiful sight, wish I could be there 👍💪 with you in spirit brave truckers 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇨🇦

[john-]

Keeps it going guys. You are showing the way for the rest of the world. Amazing. Complete hero's.