The CBC reports:
Hundreds of truckers set off from British Columbia to Ottawa on Sunday to protest a federal vaccine mandate despite the urging of the country’s largest trucking federation to comply.
The protest has been dubbed the “Freedom Rally” against the federal mandate for cross-border truckers, which went into effect on Jan. 15. Canadian truck drivers now need to be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid a two-week quarantine and pre-arrival molecular test for COVID-19 before crossing into Canada.
It sparked a movement online to protest the mandate, with a GoFundMe raising money for the trucking rally raising over $2.5 million as of Sunday.
Blog Toronto reports:
A video that emerged Monday morning includes a blunt admission from an Ontario police officer, admitting that she is not only supportive of the convoy of anti-vax truckers wreaking havoc on provincial highways, but is actually a prominent voice within an anti-vax organization of current and former cops.
“I’m Constable Erin Howard coming to you from Ontario, Canada,” the video begins, showing the officer in uniform in a darkened vehicle.
“I just really wanted to give a shoutout to all the truckers, I really think what you’re doing is incredible,” she continues. “You’re fighting for our rights and freedoms, and right now it feels like we’re a little bit at war, and those rights and freedoms are at stake. So you guys are honestly true heroes.”
Supporting the truckers from one radio band to another ? #FreedomConvoy2022 pic.twitter.com/u6IzZSipTG
— EA (@erinhoward0118) January 24, 2022
We were made aware today of a video circulating on social media from one of our uniformed members regarding the Freedom Rally. The views expressed in that video do not reflect the views and opinions of DRPS. We are currently looking into this matter.
— Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) January 24, 2022
The trucker freedom convoy is greeted by supporters in Salmon Arm, BC, Canada as it makes it’s way to Ottawa to protest mandates. pic.twitter.com/nSPtPOh9kv
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) January 24, 2022
Huge send off rally near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for truckers joining the freedom convoy to Ottawa to protest mandates. pic.twitter.com/F7c03sJ0Ux
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) January 24, 2022
According to the Criminal Code of Canada: This Trucker Convoy gofundme Campaign is raising funds to financially support an Act of Terrorism. pic.twitter.com/Kl4ENZlZ9C
— Zero Tolerance (@SJRJohansen) January 23, 2022