https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/1491053664102154240
5G and QAnon: how conspiracy theorists steered Canada’s anti-vaccine trucker protest
https://acuitastx.com/
Acquit us!
The only winning move is not to play.
honk
>the news dart must have hit "RACISM" this morning
Who's the old lady?
https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1491232400579469314
Everyone is fed up with this pandemic. Especially our workers on the front lines. We owe it to them to keep listening to science and supporting each other.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/how-police-responded-to-ottawa-s-unprecedented-protests-1.6344469
How police responded to Ottawa's 'unprecedented' protests
For nearly two weeks, a core group of protesters has refused to leave Ottawa's downtown core. Police estimate more than 400 trucks remain parked in the so-called "red zone." Some businesses in the area have had to close their doors and some residents describe feeling intimidated. Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has called the situation "unprecedented." The mayor, Jim Watson, has called the situation "out of control," and said the protesters are "calling the shots."
Today on Front Burner, CBC Ottawa reporter Judy Trinh talks about how police initially responded to the protest in the capital, how the response has changed and where things could go from here.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/truck-drivers-companies-ottawa-convoy-protest-1.6343705
Truckers misrepresenting employers by joining Ottawa protest, companies say
Several firms try to disassociate from protest as website 'names and shames'
Daniel Miousse was shocked to see a photo of one of his company vehicles among the truck convoy protesters in downtown Ottawa, which was recently posted online.
Miousse, who owns an industrial fence company near Montreal, said he had no idea the pickup truck or his employee were in the nation's capital.
"One of our employees took our truck since, I think, last Wednesday," said Miousse, who is currently in Florida. "I was very upset. So I sent four people Sunday morning to get our truck back."
He said he plans to fire the worker.
"I need to see him and ask him some questions. Why he didn't ask anybody in the company?" said Miousse.
The protest, with shifting goals that circle around ending COVID-19 rules across Canada, has entered its 13th day.
More than 400 vehicles were parked in the core as of the last police update Monday, forcing the closure of downtown streets, businesses and services, while leaving local residents and business owners scared and frustrated.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/convoy-protest-covid-pandemic-vaccine-trudeau-1.6344074
The protest convoy could cast a long shadow in Canadian politics
The anger is real — and no one in any party seems entirely sure of what to do next
The key lesson of Ottawa's siege might be that it's difficult to get populist, anti-democratic anger to leave once you've invited it in and allowed it to get comfortable.
It may have been inevitable (or at least foreseeable) that some kind of tumult would result from the imposition of vaccine mandates. In 1885, compulsory vaccination in Montreal to deal with a smallpox outbreak caused a riot. In 1919, loud public opposition scuttled an attempt to implement compulsory vaccination against smallpox in Toronto.
A century later, the vast majority of Canadians have trusted public health officials enough to get vaccinated against COVID-19. There is similarly high support for requiring vaccination for certain settings and occupations, as well as for people entering the country.
But those attitudes are not universal. And if there is deep disagreement, it's exacerbated and amplified by social media's power to cultivate resentment, the American tilt toward populism over the past decade and the simple fact that everyone has been living with the pandemic for two years.
An adviser to the government in Denmark — where officials are lifting restrictions — recently warned that the end of the pandemic could be harder than the start.
Canadian leaders must now figure out how to respond. Some of them seem to be figuring that out in real time.
Authorities may be unable to clear the streets in front of Parliament but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was intent on putting some narrative space between the occupation and "the story of this pandemic" when he addressed the House of Commons on Monday.
"This blockade, and these protesters, are not the story of this pandemic," he said. "They are not the story of Canadians in this pandemic. From the very beginning, Canadians stepped up to be there for one another, to support their neighbours, to support the elderly and to support our frontline workers by doing the right things, by wearing masks, by getting vaccinated and by following public health restrictions."
Trudeau offered some empathy ("we are all tired of this pandemic") and perhaps a hint of encouragement ("these pandemic restrictions are not forever") as he aimed for a unifying message.
"We should not be fighting one another. We should be coming together to fight the virus," he said. "This is not a fight against one another. It is a fight against the virus."
But he was direct in his criticism of the past week's events in Ottawa and didn't retreat from the federal government's own vaccine mandates.
The Conservatives are keen to hear the prime minister apologize for his handling of the issue and for some of what he has said about those who protest against his government.
"Does he regret calling people misogynist and racist?" interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen asked on Tuesday night.
https://twitter.com/acoyne/status/1491194871792734215
We’ll lift our anti-COVID restrictions when elected governments decide, not street mobs
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-well-lift-our-anti-covid-restrictions-when-elected-governments-decide/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/
>Jim Watson, has called the situation "out of control," and said the protesters are "calling the shots."
https://convoytraitors.ca/
Ottawa Omicronvoy — naming and shaming traitors
Our mission is to document and shame every business that is identified as being involved in the 2022 Truckers Convoy occupation of Ottawa. This includes truckers, supporting businesses, hotels, and restaurants. By naming and tagging we hope to ensure that any future internet searches reveals the true nature of these businesses.
Note: I will only be posting clear photos where I can verify the business name and relative location. Close-ups, blurry shots, or shots outside of Ottawa are not posted.
Dear Trolls – if the occupiers aren’t doing anything wrong then this should be an amazing site for you! Imagine all of the bulk trucking you could buy on a regular basis now. Clearly the site should have been called Convoy Heroes.
Dear Occupiers – Time’s up, lawyer up! Don’t forget you aren’t represented by Keith Wilson, he is only representing the leaders (https://twitter.com/PaulChampLaw/status/1490390891806167040).