Update: Truckers Protest Convoy To Ottawa: 50,000 Trucks Over 40 Miles Long

Truckers stage massive convoy to protest Canadian vaccination mandates

Bob Unruh 

Truckers in Canada have assembled a convoy of their massive vehicles – leaving Vancouver and heading toward their government's seat, in Ottawa – to protest the nation's COVID-19 vaccination mandates.

And while government officials reject the statement being made as "fringe," supporters of the truckers say it's something else altogether.

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In 2 days Ottawa will become the worlds biggest Truck Stop. 50,000 trucks,joined by trucks from the US and 1.5 million people will demand an end to Covid discrimination and Trudeau’s tyrannical grip.

Fox News reported the protest could even set a record, as Benjamin Dichter, a spokesman for the Freedom Convoy 2022, told the Toronto Sun, the convoy is "70 kilometers long," or more than 40 miles.

"I have seen footage from an airplane. It’s impressive," he said.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance estimates that roughly 15% of truckers in the country are not fully vaccinated, or about 16,000 truck drivers.

The Sun estimated up to 50,000 trucks ultimately could be involved, but even without reaching that number, the message defies Prime Minister Justice Trudeau's claim that the protest is a "small fringe minority."

He called the views of the truckers "completely unacceptable."

Fox reported Canada's coronavirus mandates are among the most demanding around the world, with Ontario locked down just weeks ago, vaccinations are mandatory and authorities plan to punish people who are not vaccinated.

And the report noted, "Unlike most groups that have opposed government overreach, the truckers of Canada are in a unique position to have a massive impact.

If those rigs that are usually crossing the Canada-U.S. border all of a sudden are sidelined sitting in Ottawa or just staying home, Canada AND the United States have a BIG problem. Grocery store shelves and many others will start to go sparse or bare."

The report said, "The truckers are heading to Ottawa to peacefully protest the vaccine mandates."

It continued, explaining there are "thousands of people standing on the side of the road in the DEAD of winter in Canada cheering these trucks on. Thousands of Canadian patriots have offered food and water to help the truckers as they drive to the capital city. This is not a fringe minority, prime minister. These are your citizens demanding that you listen to common sense and not pseudo-science taking on the form of repressive mandates."

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