‘Freedom Convoy’ protest voted news story of the yearOTTAWA — The massive convoy of demonstrators that rolled into Ottawa this past winter loudly heralded a new era in Canadian politics, with blaring horns and the rumble of hundreds of idling engines. The weeks-long "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa and the kindred demonstrations that appeared at provincial legislatures and international border crossings aimed to force governments to end COVID-19 public health restrictions and vaccine mandates. The protest began with two truck drivers who felt angry and frightened about a proposed vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers. "The Freedom Convoy protests capitalized on that sentiment, drawing an unprecedented groundswell of support. Forty-one per cent of 104 survey respondents chose the "Freedom Convoy" as story of the year.

Source: National Post December 19, 2022 17:29 UTC