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Canada inspires anti-vaccine movements around the world – El Sol de México

by Horace Rogers

OTTAWA. Protesters against health measures in Canada have become the new heroes of conservatives and opponents of restrictions in several countries, who take Canadian truckers as a source of inspiration.

The “Freedom Convoy”, launched at the end of January by Canadian truckers against the obligation to be vaccinated to cross the border with the United States, quickly became a protest against sanitary measures throughout Canada and, for some , against Justin Trudeau government.

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Dozens of angry Canadian truckers blocked the busiest crossing point with the United States. Drivers, demanding an end to federal vaccination mandates for cross-border traffic, first arrived in Ottawa on January 28 and gradually swarmed the center of Canada’s capital.

As police began to regain control, protesters turned their attention to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor.

This mobilization found an echo in various parts of the world. In New York, hundreds of municipal employees demonstrated against the decision to lay off from Friday those who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19. They denounce “medical tyranny and compulsory vaccination”, with a large Canadian flag.

Previously, a hundred truckers had demonstrated in Alaska against compulsory vaccination, in support of their colleagues.

The mobilization has received the support of senior American conservative officials, from Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who describes them as “heroes” and “patriots”, to former President Donald Trump, via millionaire Elon Musk. Calls have already been made to extend the mobilization to the American capital.

The wave of protests has spread across the world, fueled by populist currents that denounce the obstacles to freedom imposed by the ruling elites.

In France, a Facebook page, also called “Convoi de la Liberté” and followed by more than 275,000 people, calls on opponents of the very restrictive health measures imposed by the government to gather in Paris on Sunday to besiege the capital.

Other groups on social networks have also called for mobilization in Brussels, the seat of the European Union.

The movement reached New Zealand, where a convoy of trucks and caravans blocked the Parliament district in the capital, Wellington, to protest against the sanitary measures in force, which are among the most draconian in the world.

Hundreds of vehicles, with messages such as “give us back our freedom” and “coercion is not consent”, were parked in the streets near Parliament. Several demonstrators carried Canadian flags in support of Ottawa truckers. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the majority of New Zealanders support the government’s vaccination programme, along with compulsory vaccinations for certain professions and the coming into force of a health passport.

In Canada, more than 60% of the population opposes the demonstrations organized for 12 days by the anti-vaccine movement and the radical groups in the capital, Ottawa.

However, the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has announced the lifting of all covid-19 restrictions, including mask use and vaccination requirements inside restaurants, as truckers continue to drive. occupy Ottawa.

Alberta is expected to follow suit soon, despite opposition from medical and nursing staff, and Quebec has announced it will roll out the easing of restrictions.

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