Feb 6 2022 - Convoys across the world ... Canadians say Sorry
There is a picture on the cbc.ca website from the Ottawa truck protest. One of the signs has the headline - "Honk if You Failed Civics" The caption says these are counter-protesters opposed to the demonstration. Satire is excellent as a weapon.
In Toronto it was reported that the police succeeded in keeping a truck convoy away from the provincial legislature and University Ave. hospitals. They clogged Bloor Street and Queen Street.
The National Post published a picture with a man holding a sign that said: IM NOT A SACRAFICE FOR THE "GREATER GOOD." I would suggest there be a counter-protest sign that says "Honk if you failed English" or perhaps "Honk if you failed Spelling". Perhaps it is optimistic to hope the protestor got as far as English.
Given protests are all across Canada, the world news sites are covering the events. CNN, USA Today, The Guardian, ABC News, National Observer, Los Angeles Times, the Time of India, and the Times of Israel all have coverage.
And it seems this might be catching on in other countries. Australia has its own freedom convoy in Canberra. It too has GoFundMe funds being questioned and frozen.
There are plans to do the same in Austria.
A person in New Zealand was interviewed as having seen the Canadian truckers and deciding to start her own convoy. In New Zealand, she'll have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to get on the ferry to go the North Island.
Not a great trend to have started in Canada. We can give the Canadian response to this: Sorry.
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