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Breakthrough in Alberta border blockade, with two lanes allowed to open
National Post ^ | 2/2/2022 | Alanna Smith of The Canadian Press

Posted on 02/02/2022 8:13:54 PM PST by Nextrush

On Wednesday, there were 20 police cruisers, and uniformed officers, lined up fender to fender across both lanes, facing a growing number of protesters

Coutts, Alta.-Protesters using their trucks and cars to clog up the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta agreed Wednesday to make some room to allow traffic through.

Mounties were taking a cautious wait-and-see-approach to the olive branch extended on the fifth day of the blockade near Coutts.

Chad Williamson, a lawyer representing the protesters, said they were opening one lane of Highway 4 in esch direction. Demonstrators followed through in the early afternoon, vehicle tires grinding on the hard packed snow and ice as they departed.

"The truckers finally feel their message has been heard," Williamson said in an interview.

"That doesn't mean the protest is over, but it signals what we hope to be ongoing cordial efforts to address the concerns of the people who have been involved in the movement down here in Coutts."...

On Wednesday, just north of Coutts, there were 20 police cruisers, accompanied by uniformed officers, lined up fender to fender across both lanes and the median, facing a growing lineup of protesters still seeking to join the main blockade.

Jolene, who declined to give her last name, was in the lineup, sitting in her vehicle with her young daughter.

"We're fighting for Canada's freedoms," she said.

"I want my children to have a future. There's getting to be so many rules and all of a sudden you don't have choices as a Canadian anymore. That is scary to me."

By late afternoon dozens more vehicles, both personal and trucks, had joined the lineup. Many honked horns and flew Canadian flags with signs protesting COVID-19 restrictions...

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalpost.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: alberta; albertablockade; canada; convoy; protest; truckersprotest; vaccinemandate; vaccinepassport
An olive branch from the truckers contingent on Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (United Conservative Party) backing down on vaccine mandates, other COVID restrictions in the province.

Otherwise the blockade starts again.

Also, many Canadians at the police roadblock nine miles north of the protest seeking to join it.

1 posted on 02/02/2022 8:13:54 PM PST by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

there’s no turning back now, else, this has all been for naught...

being “heard” is meaningless let alone useless

no quarter -— Forward!


2 posted on 02/02/2022 8:22:55 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Nextrush

Truckers matter.


3 posted on 02/02/2022 8:30:11 PM PST by hoe_cake
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To: Nextrush

Dear Truckers:

They can threaten to make you criminals. Just remember you can threaten to make them hungry......and cold......


4 posted on 02/02/2022 8:36:44 PM PST by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: hoe_cake

The truckers are awesome and getting worldwide love and cookies from children.


5 posted on 02/02/2022 8:44:02 PM PST by cnsmom
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To: Nextrush
"An olive branch from the truckers contingent on Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (United Conservative Party) backing down on vaccine mandates, other COVID restrictions in the province.

Otherwise the blockade starts again."

As it should be. At this point, proof of good faith falls on the government (you know, the people who are supposed to serve those who grant them powers to govern).

6 posted on 02/02/2022 8:44:47 PM PST by Tench_Coxe
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To: Chode

Agreed.

This is as it should be. The truckers need to stay strong. We can win this thing.

The left only responds to force. Don’t back down. Don’t apologize. Make the left back down. Make them apologize. History is on our side.


7 posted on 02/02/2022 8:57:19 PM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

100%


8 posted on 02/02/2022 8:58:44 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Who would have thought that truckers would become
the existential threat to covid mandates?

Keep on truckin’.


9 posted on 02/02/2022 10:22:39 PM PST by period end of story (Give me a firm spot, and I will move the world.)
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To: Nextrush

Expect the government to have lied and not follow through with any deal. Governments lie, folks.


10 posted on 02/03/2022 2:44:03 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

These little Nazi puke politicians need to be beat down to dust


11 posted on 02/03/2022 3:15:47 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: Nextrush; mewzilla; Chode; Lockbox; carriage_hill; tubebender; SkyDancer; Salamander; Squantos; ...
Jolene, who declined to give her last name, was in the lineup, sitting in her vehicle with her young daughter.

It doesn’t matter Jolene as the rcmp already have the License Plate of Your vehicle and both You and Your Daughter are in the Face Recognition Database already matched up.

Next Y’All will be labeled as TERRORISTS and/or INSURRECTIONISTS.

12 posted on 02/03/2022 4:05:31 AM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: Nextrush

If we really cared we would block the port from the U.S. side too.


13 posted on 02/03/2022 6:26:10 AM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: mabarker1

break through my azz... it was a LET THROUGH!!!


14 posted on 02/03/2022 7:39:47 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chode

The Truckers should do a “Wagon circle” around the rcmpees. Then cross the Boarder.


15 posted on 02/03/2022 8:04:07 AM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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