Jump to content

Convoy to Ottawa


iceman
 Share

Recommended Posts

Pretty damn amazing the amount of effort put forth by the Government and their propaganda machine media to portray these Freedom Convoy folks as terrorists. 

Goes to show just how badly they feel the need to keep this charade going. 

If you believe anything said on Canadian news you need to seriously get in your basement and stay there. You will be safe. 

The government is backed into a corner and are desperate to continue the narrative as they have alot invested into this fear campaign. 

If you want to wear a mask the rest of your time on earth you are free to do just that, no one is trying to stop you. You want to continue to receive booster after booster?  Have at it it’s your choice. 

Choice and freedom is what these people are trying to fight for. Because with these mandates in place you have no choice and no choice is not freedom. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ontario declares state of emergency, announces "severe" consequences for blockades

Alicja Siekierska

Fri, February 11, 2022, 11:15 AM

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has declared a province-wide state of emergency as anti-vaccine mandate protests continue to block streets in Ottawa and access to the busiest border crossing in North America.

Ford announced the state of emergency at a press conference on Friday morning, and said cabinet will convene to enact orders "that will make it crystal clear it is illegal and punishable to block and impede the movements of goods, people and services along critical infrastructure."

Ford says the orders will be aimed at protecting international border crossings, 400-series highways, airports, ports, bridges and railways, as well as the safe movement of medical services, public transit, municipal and provincial roadways and pedestrian walkways. Fines for non-compliance "will be severe", Ford says, with a maximum fine of up to $100,000 and up to a year in prison.

While the emergency orders will be temporary, the premier says the government plans on bringing in new legislation that will make the measures permanent.

Ford called it "a pivotal moment for our nation" and urged protesters in Ottawa and at the Ambassador Bridge to go home.

"Your right to make a political statement does not outweigh the thousands of workers that earn a living. It does not outweigh our right to get food across our borders," Ford said.

"Your right to make a political statement does not outweigh the rights of a million people in Ottawa to live peacefully, free of harassment and chaos in their own homes."

A convoy of truckers and protesters against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions arrived in Ottawa two weeks ago and have since blocked streets and access to the city's downtown. The protest has since spread to the Canada-U.S. border, with protesters blocking access at the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit, Mich. and Windsor, Ont.

The bridge is the busiest border crossing between Canada and the U.S., with an average of 40,000 commuters, tourists and truck drivers crossing the border carrying more than $300 million worth of goods each day.

The bridge is critical for the automotive industry, which sees $100 million in trade cross the border on a daily basis. Several automakers, including Toyota, Ford, GM and Honda, have had to cut production as the protest continues to disrupt supply chains.

Alicja Siekierska is a senior reporter at Yahoo Finance Canada. Follow her on Twitter @alicjawithaj.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...