Despite bitterly cold weather, Canadians have turned out en masse in Ottawa to support the approximately 100,000 truckers’ Freedom Convoy from all across Canada. They’ve been joined by 11,000 truckers from the U.S. An endless line of cars waited to cross the border into Canada on Sunday to join the freedom party. The truckers are saying “Hell No!” to vaccine mandates and passports. The Trudeau government mandated unjabbed drivers quarantine for 14 days after returning to Canada.
Single digit temperatures have done nothing to quell the speeches by day and nightclub atmosphere after sunset. A Quebec resident reported that when he left the party at 5 am Sunday, people were newly arriving. Many on livestreams and in chatrooms have repeatedly said “This is the first time I’ve been proud to be a Canadian in a long, long time.” Two speeches on Monday spoke of 17 year old Sean Hartman. Sean’s father is a trucker. Sean wouldn’t even drink soda to protect his body to further his hockey career. In August, he took the jab without his parents’ knowledge so he could continue to play hockey. A month later, his parents found him dead in his bed. Feb. 1 would have been his 18th birthday. At his father’s request, the crowd sang “Happy Birthday Sean Hartman”.
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