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Five takeaways on the Canadian trucker protests
The Hill - Changing America ^ | Feb 10, 2022 | Adam Barnes and Olafimihan Oshin

Posted on 02/10/2022 3:26:07 PM PST by fwdude

Two weeks of protests in Canada’s capital over a cross-border vaccine mandate requiring truckers to be vaccinated upon crossing has produced dozens of investigations and numerous arrests — leading to a state of emergency declaration.

Efforts to stage similar protests in the U.S. are emerging, with the Department of Homeland Security issuing a memo warning police partners of demonstrations in the United States.

The demonstrations and protests reflect widespread pandemic fatigue around the world but have also stirred controversy.

Here are five takeaways on the protests.

Ottawa is under siege

The protests in Canada’s capital city led Ottawa mayor Jim Watson to declared a state of emergency on Sunday, reflecting the “serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents.”

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


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: canada; convoy; corruption; justintrudeau; ottawa
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To: joma89

It always helps to know what even a leftist rag is spewing to counteract or at least ridicule the lies.

See Babylon Bee for proper scathing satire on the fake leftist narratives.


41 posted on 02/11/2022 6:48:55 AM PST by fwdude (If a fraudulent election falls in the woods and no judge is around to hear it, did it fall?)
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