Canadian truckers protest vaccine mandate | DW News

The truckers who have brought Canada's capital to a standstill: The city of Ottawa is under a state of emergency after days of protests against COVID-19 vaccination mandates for truckers who cross the US-Canadian border.
Hundreds of 18-wheelers and private trucks known as the "Freedom Convoy" have blocked many of the major arteries leading in and out of downtown Ottawa. Residents are complaining of non-stop horn honking and local businesses have closed, taking an economic hit. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that he is sending the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to help city police restore order.
But the anti-vaccination mandate movement of truckers appears to be spreading. Several key US-Canadian border crossings have been temporarily closed. And there are copycat convoys protesting in Australia and New Zealand and similar convoys reportedly being planned in the US and in Germany.
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[@anaz4408]

That reporter at the scene was really just and impartial which is so rare in the last 2 years.

[@vanhamies8512]

@Red Mustang 1976 he is Canadian, with our national CBC

[@Thundergod001]

@Red Mustang 1976 Agreed. I started watching foreign news about 4 years ago now.

[@TheRelger]

@@vanhamies8512, CBC hasn’t had an honest news day in at least 6 years!

[@Daisika]

2 years? It’s been much longer than that haha

[@threeofeight197]

Lol. Its wild that the majority of comments are from people shocked that a reporter is actually doing their job well. Good on that reporter for sure, but what a sad state of affairs!

[@ianmangham4570]

Lmao 😂

[@Scaley_Reptile]

Sad huh, sadly most still don't realize they been lied to WHOLE LIFE, not just in last 2 years

[@lordmaur180]

The reporter in the field is the best reporter i seen in a long time

[@vanhamies8512]

Yes, a credit to our CBC.

[@vladstrimbu3878]

@@vanhamies8512 Well.... credit to this guy from CBC, as also the DW (in this clip said) CBC reported there were aggressions and and other impartial reporting. And I am someone who really likes many things that CBC does.

[@odinsmom5423]

Yes, just when I expected him to start regurgitating the rhetoric, he went all unbiased on me. Just what exactly is he trying to pull here, journalism? An unbiased journalist, huh. I wonder if that could catch on.

[@lordmaur180]

@@odinsmom5423 i know right?! Imagine you get facts without personal views, editing and atempts of making something sound much more critical and dangerous than it really is just to appel for viwers insecurityes and anxietys for higher view rates... that would be nice for a change

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

The reporting is still pretty pro government. Notice how they omit any semblance of popular support for the truckers instead making it seem almost like a hypothesis and emphasizing the damages “truckers caused” and making it seem like it’s only the movement proper - blocking the national government - that wants the mandates removed. Something steaming is that they’re trying to make The mandates out as if they were at first about science and then politicized when they were probably politicized from the very start and political in nature.

[@TheDORTOH]

This is not Fringe.

[@rdhudon7469]

More people support this than voted for the PM . So by that logic , liberal voters are fringe as well.

[@raoulkent]

@@rdhudon7469 [Citation needed]

[@MagicMike_101]

@@raoulkent Voices of his head.

[@rdhudon7469]

@@raoulkent Easily found . If you wish to challenge my stated position then don't be lazy and take literally one minute of your life . You need you go get them . I don't need your edification . you are the one in doubt . Intelligent people approach things this way .I am not submitting a paper professor citation . Lol Aside for it being all over the news.

[@Rimasta1]

If the news was presented the way this reporter in the field presented this, people might be a little more trusting of the news in general.

[@vanhamies8512]

Yes, he is with our CBC. He is a credit to our national broadcaster which is still the most impartial and relable source.

[@Thundergod001]

@@Frontfight WION has fast become my go to for world news. Excellent non bias reporting.

[@m.vonhollen6673]

@@vanhamies8512 : “CBC is impartial and reliable”?!?! That is insanely ridiculous to say. CBC videos don’t even allow comments; most Canadians would be asking for the CBC to be defunded.

[@TheRelger]

CBC has been reporting pure BS like this video here. Nothing they said was true. Noticed they showed very little of the protest. If they did show it you would see people of all races & religions smiling, feeding the homeless, singing the national anthem. Shovelling the streets, clearing snow off statues etc. Even kids on bouncy castles when it’s warmer. No violence, no one hassling business or people. The guy was standing in front of trucks saying the honking was going day and night. Yet there were no horns honking!

[@vanhamies8512]

@@m.vonhollen6673 , the most impartial and reliable. Comments are turned off due to trolls, many which are bots. Those who compare with InfoWars, Fox and Rebel can't be helped.

[@wesleyorvis8179]

Honest reporting. Thank you.

[@Viewher3]

Honestly pretty good reporting from that guy in Ottawa, well done.

[@darlabaker8819]

German

[@jamisojo]

@@darlabaker8819 how is he German?

[@justindorsch235]

Have fun in jail people protesting is illegal

[@cyrusparvin6819]

Wow! Hats off to DW, that was a much more balanced report than I've heard from the BBC.

[@Fantomas77]

In Germany, DW is on the government line. Greetings from Germany (East Berlin)😉

[@hiway19891]

@@Fantomas77 No news networks are unbiased, we just have to find the least bias ones

[@justindorsch235]

The people need to stop protesting or they can go to jail

[@cyrusparvin6819]

@@justindorsch235 Well obviously! What do those silly fools think they're doing by exercising their God given rights!

[@RPMZ11]

Never forget the Canadians....First in!🍁

[@iMusicShuffle]

I live in Toronto, Canada and I wish we could get this kind of reporting from our main news media’s! It’s been a disaster here with reporting the truth

[@62Cristoforo]

True, I’m in TO, too. CBC, Global, City, and all AM radio seems to have drunk the same Kool-Aid, characterizing this as some kind of emergency, racist, bog item, misogynistic, white supremacist rally.

[@ForageGardener]

This is a distinctly negative review

[@keithalcock7173]

The Hamilton Spectator published my letter of complaint regarding Canadian media coverage. The coverage has been abysmal. Cheers from Hamilton aka The Hammer.

[@michaelkeeping8040]

And that’s exactly why we have to fight for our rights now before they are take it away all together cause that’s how it’s heading as you can see

[@mastersonogashira1796]

You live in Toronto, they are protesting in Ottawa. It’s Ottawa that’s getting harassed in the middle of the night with firework and honks. It’s also Ottawa’s road that’s getting blocked. How would u feel if you wake up in the morning and entire queensway is blocked by a bunch of truck?

[@justinreilly1]

They’re worrying about violence and people are “fleeing” according to the anchor. Good for the reporter setting him straight!

[@bonegrubber]

Can you shut down a city that was already shut down?

[@rennydesu]

The protestors shut down the shutting down of the shut down.

[@bonegrubber]

@@rennydesu Finally! Someone who can say it how it really is! Between you and me I'm started to think I really need to get out more

[@Hollyweeds]

Suddenly people care about kids and disrupting businesses. All of ontario has been locked downnfor 2 years.

[@dustintacohands1107]

They’ve destroyed our kids education for whole year created so many more problems with their rules

[@imsosmart942]

The protest is not just over mandates for truckers, it's for everyone! How could you possibly have gotten that idea?

[@odinsmom5423]

seems like just another attempt at trivializing and discrediting what's going on here. It is, after all, just a fringe majority forcing Ottawa citizens to flee from their homes.

[@yajurkotwal4055]

We are deeply concerned about the Human rights of Canadians protesters..🇮🇳

[@pilotmanpaul]

When the fear disappears, the narrative of the Politicans falls.

[@honeysucklecat]

And no one pushes fear paranoia and conspiracies like republicans and conservatives

[@OssamabinKenny]

Even Dire is the CBC reporter, my hat’s off to him and his reporting. I am triple vaxxed, but I believe that just as it was a choice for me to get the vaccines, there must be a choice for those who don’t want to get the vaccines, and they certainly must not be put in a position to choose between the vaccines and their livelihood. I also support the right of my fellow Canadian citizens to demonstrate.

[@CynDiaz]

Well, that's the problem with vaccines. If only a few people vaccinate, then it won't be an effective solution, unless we stay in isolation forever. So I think I understand why would any government mandate people, especially people who travel, to be vaccinated. As for personal freedom... uff! What a topic; freedom is something we all want, but we don't really have a clear understanding of what it is. Some people would believe that freedom means to run naked on a field. Others would believe that you are free as long as you don't hurt others' freedom. And other people believe their freedom is to not be forced to be vaccinated. And all of these are correct....kinda... I like to think of freedom as the ability to choose and accept the consequences that result from that choice. Especially if we are aware of what the consequences are, because the only way to make a solid choice, is to make an informed one.

[@FutureCable34]

@@CynDiaz if you are vaccinated aren’t you protected from the un vaccinated?

[@thegrim-sr6xo]

except that there is NO vaccine mandate for domestic routes, and the USA (a sovereign country) has a vaccine mandate that bans Canadian truckers from entering if they aren't vaccinated. So how are Canadian truckers in any way impacted by Canadian vaccine mandates?

[@refixed]

For further context not really covered in the story, Ottawa, the province of Ontario, neighbouring Quebec, and most of Canada just spent all of January in yet another strict lockdown -- even though we are one of the most vaccinated countries in the world -- because our terrible healthcare systems were barely ever able to handle flu season, let alone covid. All restaurants/gyms/youth sports/etc were closed back down (even though we have a vaccine passport system), indoor gatherings limited to five people, and kids were moved back to online learning. Meanwhile the US, our big brother and where we get most of our entertainment media from, has been largely wide open for what seems like forever. Ontario is now in a less severe lockdown until the end of February with capacity restrictions (ie 20,000 seat hockey arenas are limited to just 500 people). The protests all started because Prime Minister dramatic-monologue-fancy-socks decided to remove a vaccine exemption for cross-border truckers, of which only a small vocal minority were unvaxxed, which started this whole movement (it's a rather moot point as the US has also removed the exemption, but don't tell the truckers that). It's really just morphed into an anti-Trudeau and anti-vaccine-mandates occupation of beautiful downtown Ottawa. It has been largely peaceful, but with of course a few bad actors, and a very obnoxious level of horn honking and noise 24/7. At the end of the day, I'm very pro-science and vaccine, but I do think there's something to be said for the protestors bringing up the questions they are, our governments (both federal and provincial) have become far too complacent and politically-motivated in their decision making, without searching out better alternatives. Trudeau keeps claiming that Canadians approved of vaccine mandates when he was re-elected in the fall, but he of course fails to mention he won a minority government and lost the popular vote.

[@nzs316]

A minority govt twice that cost us 1.2 billion dollars with him getting the approval of only 30% of the country. Throw in that he surreptitiously had to go into isolation exactly at the moment that the truckers arrived in Ottawa. Their trip began in British Columbia a week earlier. Also, the most medically protected man in Canada suddenly contracted Covid-19 while in isolation when he realized that after one week, they were not leaving. So, he had to take another week of isolation. The anchor also stated that the protesters are mostly French! Where did this man gather his information, he couldn't be more inaccurate.

[@nzs316]

What a coincidence!

[@h.b.7104]

Most of us do not look to the US as a model to emulate and do not consider the US our "big brother." We look at what is happening in the US with horror, not admiration.

[@megan2349]

Not all of us in the US are "largely open." Here in New England my kids have been masked in school since Sept 2020. We've spent 4months in the last 22 months WITHOUT a mask mandate statewide. It's frustrating. We've been locked down several times to varying degrees. And like your country, my state is VERY vaccinated. We are over 90% vaccinated here. And it's absolutely ridiculous how far this has gone. You definitely have far more restrictions than we do. That's 100% accurate. And I totally recognize that and I can see how frustrated you are. Just please don't judge all Americans by our Republican contingency. Some of us don't act like that.

[@ShoyuRamenBreakingBad]

Perfect summary.

[@donkalzone6671]

There are a lot of vids on yt about whats happening in Canada made by normal people. Even daily lifestreams.

[@marclopez6361]

Everyone is so sensitive Go truckers!

[@gloriac3506]

I am a Canadian and I am part of the 85% of Canadians full vaccinated, but I was not vaccinated because I freely chose to do so. I got vaccinated because I was coerced to do so, so I would not loose my job. It sounds great to say 85% of Canadians choose to get vaccinated, coercion does not equal consent!

[@MrGFeneberg]

you're a push over

[@YayaxLetsPlay]

see, vaccine mandates work

[@jonathan427]

You are not the only one forced to take the jab. I feel for you 💔 😔 😞 😢 my body my choice eh

[@gloriac3506]

@@MrGFeneberg maybe, but I need to eat, and I live in Quebec can't even shop here now without the jab... caved yeah probably... but my point was the government is trying to say because 85% of the population is vaccinated that we stand with them, but that is not the case, and will I keep going for booster after booster, I think not! Probably end up moving if it comes to that!

[@cyberfunk3793]

@@jonathan427 Nobody is forced to take the vaccine so why are you lying? Why you wish to have your freedom, but take away our freedoms to not serve or hire the antivaxxers? Can you show me a single person that was actually forced in Canada to take the vaccine, physically detained and injected against their will, show me 1 such person.

[@martinhigano952]

Government knows the Truckers requests are justified , but will not bend just to save face. This is when a real leader would address the problem and come up with a solution, not insult its citizens. All these measures were originally implemented in good faith but it's time to live with the virus as much of world has already figured out. Thank you Truckers and supporters 🙏

[@dennisp8520]

Nope the truckers are bunch of cry babies. Countries have rules. You have to show a passport to cross the boarder and having to verify your vaccine status is no different. You don’t like it then don’t work that route.

[@lunarwuffy5299]

I bet you're not a parent, or if you are, you probably spoil you kids by caving into them every time they pitch a fit. That's how the rest of Canada views these truckers. Flopped down on the ground flailing away and making a scene, because they're not getting their way.

[@MrCmon113]

Request? Blocking the streets isn't a request. If you give in to people using violence, more and more people will use violence.

[@jamisojo]

@@lunarwuffy5299 not the Canadians who support them. And plenty of people do. People worried about covid are the ones throwing the temper tantrum.

[@jamisojo]

@@MrCmon113 how is that violent? It creates economic pain. That doesn't violence. This is the direct result of overreaction to covid. It's time to rethink that.

[@62Cristoforo]

One of the better news reports I’ve seen on this, and I’ve seen lots

[@HansBezemer]

Obviously, the minority is so minute, that people walking with empty jerrycans can defeat the massive police force - and provide the the truckers with fuel, because it is impossible to check all of them.

[@peterlangbroek3323]

Thumbs up for your unbiased reporting. It was very balanced.

[@coraltown1]

So little to ask for, but far too much for these clowns.

[@advancedomega]

They want to reset our economy so we own nothing and have no privacy. Screw those megalomaniacs!

[@michaelyu6472]

It's not about vaccine mandate. It's about people's freedom! Why you guys can't see it?!

[@istvansipos9940]

freedom is often curtailed to save people from ignorance. F.e. seat belts. You HAVE TO use them, even if you are ignorant enough and wanna drive without them. A vaccine is no different. Well, it kinda is: It saves you AND others from YOUR ignorance. ("you" meant as a general you)

[@r5en1k]

This is the most fair, balanced piece of reporting I have seen in so so long

[@MrNolz]

Yes. I have seen watching this third time already, just to be sure I am not dreaming. What? A journalist that cares about the truth? What is this? It must be a dream...

[@jakexgold3879]

Are you sick? Where do you get the qualification of interpretation?! When the govt has no choice and forced into a corner, and you protesters start increasing violence, you would be served with violence all the same. There are limits, so do not push it so hard! Even if this govt comes down, another one replacing it couldn’t do it any better, it would result with more dishonesty, corruption and lies. The old day CCP China were poor with poverty, so many issues couldn’t be solved, thus the above statement were taken place back in the outdated era. These protesters are heading toward that direction where the old day CCP China once were!

[@rodochrous]

@@jakexgold3879 BS

[@Itsme-ts2nj]

@@jakexgold3879 You are evil. Why don't you want freedom for people? It is the anti-protesters causing the violence, I saw the actual footage, nice try. The protesters are doing a fantastic job. Sounds like you are part of Trudeau's or Biden's bootlickers. Evil! Trudeau and his henchmen are treating these truckers inhumanely. Humans want to be free and they will continue to fight for freedom. Too bad for you.

[@jamisojo]

@@jakexgold3879 are you referring to the government creating mandates and ignoring people's freedom? That's what it sounds like you are saying. Otherwise, your English is so terrible I can't tell what you are saying.

[@scorpiogagan1986]

Justin Trudeau was telling India to protect the rights of violent farmers... Now Canada should also behave like a mature democracy..

[@TheRelger]

Ya it’s hilarious now Modi is on social media mocking Trudeau!

[@wednesdayschild3627]

Nature does not care about temper tantrums.

[@KingMinosxxvi]

Nearly 83 perecnet are fully vaccinated! So What! 80 percent of the truckers are vaccinated to! That's not the point!

[@brankoperisic9212]

As a trucker myself this will do little more than get them criminal records and heavy towing bills. If truckers want to change everything wrong with the industry. UNITE and pick any 7 day period and just park your trucks and stay home. I MEAN EVERY TRUCKER. US AND CANADIAN. Shelves would be empty in every store across both countries. No fuel for cars. No one could go to work and factories would close down. That would be a protest. That would spark changes but majority of truckers fear losing a weeks pay. Blocking roads only pisses off locals.

[@hamaarahof5712]

I bet that might get people`s attention

[@Bergamot88]

The “harassment and threats of violence” is being grossly over exaggerated. It’s a peaceful protest.

[@jonathan427]

@@iane5158 get help 🙏

[@kievbutcher]

Insurrectionists don't leave government buildings after a few hours

[@Silver_Prussian]

@@iane5158 uhhh muh jan 6, can you stop with this, all leftists and liberals all use this argument its old and it doesnt prove anything besides you realy think antifa wouldnt have done the same.

[@KennyBare]

@@iane5158 lol if only it was an insurrection. It was a boomer love fest.

[@3TYKX]

Peaceful until we start listing the property damage and public disturbance and loss of business and you start rationalizing it as 'a minority of protesters'. It's an annoying and futile peaceful protest. The majority of Canadians support vaccine mandates, the massive majority are vaccinated, and since this is a rational democratic country, all these protestors are doing with their disruptions is driving the average voter base further left.

[@Greasyspleen]

Awfully rude of the virus to not give us even a rough schedule.

[@jessejoyce1295]

😆🤣 yeah, next thing you know we'll be basing public policy on science and minimizing the number of deaths

[@CanadianPrepper]

DW should take notes on how to be a journalist from this guy.

[@ΓιάννηςΛ-δ9κ]

If trucks are not coming food is not coming. Thank god I have been subscribed to your channel for 6 years.

[@Kryptospotted]

It's rather foolish to demand that the virus be held to a date standard that we humans invented. I understand the human urge to do that, we're all tired of this, but I thought, or I guess I hoped, that lessons would have been learned about basic virology by now.

[@puravida5683]

Watching from Costa Rica.🇨🇷 Keep on trucking. The authoritarian Canadian government is feeling the political and economic affect.

[@gc2696]

Wow ! A relatively non partisan CBC reporter ...👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@angelasanchez3772]

The police and military should stand with them!!!

[@jamisojo]

@Goodbye Farewell mature.

[@ernstwiltmann3918]

It`s now more , than just mandates.

[@TheRelger]

Getting rid of the dictator.

[@hamaarahof5712]

I was sad over things and upset about soooo many bad political choices. But now brutally beating honourable, peacefu citizens, free press, almost killing people, using snipers at peaceful protesters. I can`t watch this police brutality anymore. This violence and abuse against everyday Canadians. Which country is next?

[@kubam9939]

There is no sense in restrictions. Trudeau has to go

[@ledpup]

Meanwhile... carbon is still being dumped into the atmosphere.

[@corydor4218]

Trudeau never should have imposed a vaccine mandate on truckers in the first place. 90% of them were already vaccinated and if there is one job in which you are always social distanced it is trucking. We need our truckers working. That is how goods are distributed. Trudeau opened a can of worms that was totally uncalled for. What poor judgment on his part. Quebec tried that with hospital workers and it back-fired and Legault had to walk back that decision. Trudeau should have gotten the message from that.

[@h.b.7104]

The US also imposed that mandate, so even if Canada lifts it, Canadian truckers cannot enter the US. This is not about the mandate. It is conservative anger over losing the last election to Trudeau.

[@jameszettelmeyer291]

Props to that reporter for throwing water on that anchors comments about people fleeing and threats of violence. "Ugh, flee is a strong word. More like just leaving to stay with family outside of the city."

[@Alex-bl6oi]

It's just a reminder to governments of who is in charge. If enough of any population of any country comes together there's no stopping them. Populism is a double-edged sword. I'm still amazed at Russia has been able to hold on to their government for so long, being such a corrupt structure.

[@awuma]

It's thanks to the Okhrana-Cheka-NKVD-KGB-FSB which has held Russia for its autocrats for centuries...

[@Silver_Prussian]

Look at you so cute believing there isnt corruption in western countries, ohhhh wait thats right it was called lobbying, talking abou how russia is corrupt while the EU loses liek 700-900 billion from corruption.

[@RistRUS2]

Ffs in your domestic case you've even mentioned my country? So weird.

[@williamcunningham6442]

That is why we have elections not terrorist activity! These losers are no better than BLM forcing their extremist agendas and the majority of canadians! Tow these criminals trucks and revoke their licenses!

[@e.obrien8421]

Seems like you admire it why don’t you move to Russia

[@doolbedolc]

There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious-makes you so sick at heart-that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all. Mario Savio

[@robertskolimowski7049]

DW has really been discrediting itself lately (a pity, used to love it) with the latest example being 2:10 the protest has never been anti vaccines, seemingly little detail in wording of the narrative, yet changes everything, speaks volumes.

[@LuisLascanoValarezo]

DW are the euro control elite in disguise

[@mattloggie]

Noticed that too. I thought DW was better. Last couple videos ive realized that is not the case

[@Tinky1rs]

I thought the truckers were amassing in ottowa because of needing to be vaccinated to pass the US-CAD border, which kickstarted this whole protest? Or do you mean it should've said anti-vaccine mandate instead? They said that at 1:07 and emphasize it again at 6:14.

[@sfxanno2311]

@Pierre In true lol,there are no protests in latin america,south america,asia,africa,and the middleeast

[@Riggsatrandom]

All liberal media are the same in this regard, they label it anti vax, hateful etc. in order to undermine it, truth be damned.

[@deneng0259]

This is a great peaceful protest. Thank You to the people who have kept this country alive while government tyranical mandates that have made life unbearable, deadly and loss of freedom. God bless the truckers. This is a wonderful beautiful thing.

[@shanecarmichael8044]

From Canada i can say this is a good analysis including your interview with a cbc reporter. CBCs early reporting was not fair coverage as they went in all kinds of unfounded directions including Russian involvement I would only add that Justin Trudeau's characterization of the protesters has been very derogatory Which has not has not help the situation. He refuses to meet with them.

[@h.b.7104]

He should not meet with people breaking the law and demanding that a democratically elected government resign. We are not a banana republic. If you disagree with the policies of the Federal government, work to vote them out. But blocking streets, defacing public property, and making life unlivable for fellow citizens will not win you support among the silent majority watching in disgust.

[@hustlebustle3986]

@@h.b.7104 was there BLM protests in Canada too a year or few back?

[@honeysucklecat]

@@hustlebustle3986 but you can always rely on a deplorable like you to vomit right wing memes, regurgitating their self loathing by being unthinking knee jerking and obedient puppets. Hear the sheep bleat brandon brandon braaaandon!

[@h.b.7104]

@@rick1368 Most of the mandates you are protesting have been implemented by the provinces, not the Feds. Like I said in my initial comment, I'm willing to acknowledge how complex this issue is. The pandemic has affected the working class and young people in very harmful ways. The feds and provinces have not responded adequately by shoring up our health care system or created a viable plan to live with the virus. That said, it is unacceptable to many Canadians that the most vulnerable in our society--the disabled, the immunocompromised, the elderly--are dismissed so cavalierly by those who are demanding a lifting of all restrictions. Some of us know people who have had cancer treatment postponed because hospitals have had to devote resources to treating the unvaccinated who are disproportionately in intensive care. There are many sides to this issue, but unfortunately, all I hear from the right is accusations and falsehoods.

[@h.b.7104]

@@rick1368 Let them protest, but if they break the law, they should be held to account. As has been repeated over and over again, 90% of truck drivers are vaccinated. The fact that these truckers and their movement don't care about hospital occupancy pretty much says it all. Cancer patients are having their treatment postponed because a tiny minority of truckers refuse to get a perfectly safe vaccine. They are selfish and they are fine with other Canadians dying.

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[@beleg1437]

Trudeau was elected with only 30% of the popular vote. Polls on Canadians views of the protest show that Justin was voted into office by a "small, fringe, minority".

[@cloudpoint0]

The polls are based on the entire population of Canadians. And 16% of all Canadians voted for Trudeau's party last time. So he is definitely a fringe element within Canada.

[@RawMaterialENT]

you're not Canadian, clearly, we have more than one party

[@aikirunner]

It’s mostly anti mandates not anti vax.

[@highserenity49]

That is not true. There was no vaccine mandate for truckers to enter Canada. If they didn't want to get vaccinated they had the option to take a covid test at the border before entering just like we require on our Southern Border to protect our country. IT IS AN OPTION = FREEDOM THERE IS NO VACCINE MANDATE. If you ask any of them, you will find that not a single one can articulate what freedom they think they have lost. Thank goodness our Mexican trucker neighbors are not man babies that are raising hel in our cities, and shutting down all our freedoms because they don't want to test at the border

[@VesperAegis]

Is there a difference? If a kid's mother tells them to eat spinach for their own health, should they refuse because she told them to? Or just do the right thing independent of what she says? Especially if it saves lives. If the entire set of your freedoms is contingent on whether someone ordered you to take a 5-minute trip to the pharmacy for a perfectly safe vaccine that saves lives, our entire conception of liberty is down a toilet's worth of temper tantrums.

[@shivashanti9357]

I think alot of people were scared into running down and getting vaccinated to early, we know nothing about the vaccine really. THE TRUTH. And i dont want to have my kids or grandchildren to be a test subject either.

[@VesperAegis]

@@shivashanti9357 What don't we know about the vaccine at this late stage in the game after hundreds of millions of doses?

[@highserenity49]

@@shivashanti9357 Other people/ kids already volunteered to be the test subjects before the vaccines were released. 👌

[@KingMinosxxvi]

They are NOT a fringe group! Why not call the entire country of Norway a minority.

[@TheRelger]

Exactly. Why would Trudeau call for the emergency act if it really were a small fringe minority with unacceptable views as he called them?

[@richardwolske2015]

Minority 😂😂😂😂😂thank you freedom fighters trucker over Canada ! ❤️

[@hamaarahof5712]

The opposing are the minority now. Canada was in the streets this weekend. The more brutality against our fellow, peaceful Canadians, the more stand up. If the government doesn`t act soon, this may end badly

[@alancarre7590]

There are literally thousands of hours of freely available non-interrupted footage of what's happening in Ottawa. No need to rely on 'reports'. Just go and look at it by yourself and you'll see what's happening. This report receives a "False" from our independent fact-checkers.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Allan mate, you are not "fact checkers". You are a bloke with an Internet connection

[@Andy_M.S.c]

“Fact checkers” more like “modern medicine deniers” You want some alkali water with that? Some energy gem stones? Or are you not that type because you’re a Capricorn?

[@markgalura2891]

I think they just sped up the process for developing self driving trucks.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

I can see the government after this pour billions into self driving trucks to "punish" these truckers for their defiance.

[@markgalura2891]

@@silverhawkscape2677 not much of a punish if it was an inevitable outcome anyway.

[@alicelund147]

The Canadian government seem a bit stuck in a pandemic situation that has already past. Ironically today all restrictions where lifted in Sweden. Several countries has done that by now. And a bit silly complaining abut it affecting business while cocona shut downs has forced many out of business, they are protesting aginst shutting down business.

[@Jordan-pf9ws]

Our hospitals are still full of covid patients. All elective surgeries are not being done. Canada has reasons for doing things differently from other countries.

[@alexs7670]

@@Jordan-pf9ws I would be very dubious of this if I were you. The nhs in Britain exaggerated their deaths due to covid by 83% and new york state in the us admitted to exaggerating hospitalizations due to covid by more than 43%. A study out of johns hopkins university found that lockdown measures had no significant impact on the spread of covid. I doubt very much that people are overcrowding your hospitals because of covid, less than 0.01% of people with covid have problematic covid.

[@007GoldenLion]

@@Jordan-pf9ws we should shod reopen but charge the unvaccinated for treatment. Our taxes should not be paying for their idiocy.

[@007GoldenLion]

@@alexs7670 False, that study has not been peer review, has cherry picked data and was made by 'Libertaeian economists' not epidimiologists. That is why the unuversity is not endorsing it.

[@Jordan-pf9ws]

I very much assure you that our hospitals are at capacity with covid patients. My mother was just at the emergency room with blood clots in her lungs 2 weeks ago and had to stay on a stretcher in a hallway overnight because there were no rooms. She ended up leaving and coming home against medical advice because she couldn't take it anymore. However you won't believe anything I say because you only hear and see what you want to. What fits your narrative.

[@sbishopvt4650]

Borders are national not provincial...

[@aben3278]

Support Truckers.

[@paulchristensen2854]

It amazes me how many people confuse inconvenience with oppression.

[@007GoldenLion]

The government should send the military ro vaccinate them by force

[@fabdani2000]

@@007GoldenLion ahh yes, nothing like the authoritarian way of doing things ☺

[@007GoldenLion]

@@fabdani2000 This ia a democracy. The vaccinated don't want the antivaxers siting on the same room. We deserve to be free of plage people

[@Alimbaikhati]

@@fabdani2000 they used to force native to go to residential school until 1997, it's in their blood.

[@abroamg]

When would you consider something oppression?

[@Daisika]

You know it’s bad when you’re American/Canadian and have to watch foreign news channels 😭

[@BrokerLower]

Lol people actually appreciating unbiased reporting is like ordering a hamburger and grateful when's there's buns and meat. SCARY

[@richardli5530]

I support the protest. The mandate is not justified.

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[@johndaly2816]

Trucks honking = nuisance. Store lootings and burnings = peaceful. How journalism has fallen.

[@sara_sofia_1984]

He didn't say that they stopped honking as soon as they made a law about it. No more noise.

[@TheRelger]

Standing in front of trucks saying they honk nonstop and there was no honking! Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

[@Biyoing]

They aren’t the minority! They are the people!

[@gerrya4818]

yeah man! there are dozens of them!

[@jordan116327]

I’m not against the vaccine. Your body your choice. I’m against government mandates. Growing up in communist Albania I saw how the government mandated more and more and everyone was controlled like a sheep. No government mandates! We the people have the power! 🇦🇱 🇺🇸 🇦🇱

[@someoneinasia]

i don't see how is mandating vaccine to people who travels abroad often in pandemic is the same as government controlling people like sheep?

[@3TYKX]

Your choices and behavior in a public space affect others. Public health focuses on the community, not the individual. Feel free to be un-vaxxed in your private space.

[@freedomlife3623]

Seatbelt requirement, smoking law, drinking & drive law are all mandates. Should we ban those too? So crazy you equates Vaccine mandate with what communist party did in those country. As someone used to live in a communist country, it’s really sad you bought into this crazy rhetoric.

[@alexs7670]

Literally everyone in these comments has zero reasoning ability. First the vax isn't effective. Vaxxed people still get it. And vax only protects the individual who has it anyway. Second one may live without smoking, drinking, or driving, but one needs to work to provide the basic necessities. We license people to drive, but not to live. Seriously you all need to remember what you think and feel right now because in a couple of months you're whole perception is going to change.

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

government mandates only enforce on the company level, they do not fine individual for not taken the vaccine, what they do is fine or cancel the contract with the company that do not follow government mandates. it the same thing with they do with hiring practice and discriminate law. you can see the different those people should start boycotting the company that enforce the mandates.

[@jackmac436]

This reporter is on point.

[@CT-od5dl]

Why does the reporter mean 'their freedom'? If you don't have the right to say no, it is by definition, imposing on their freedom!

[@raybin6873]

I'm fully vaccinated...no big deal. Seems some ppl are just complaining a lot about nothing! (Just me tho!) Sheesh!

[@justthefactsplease7726]

The more antivaxxers today, the less antivaxxers tomorrow 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@clayurquhart6576]

Good I'm so proud of people standing up

[@differenthandyman938]

If you spend some time going through comments under videos on this story, you will see that the entire country wholeheartedly supports the protesters. It is an overwhelming majority. Being vaccinated doesn’t mean being in favour of vaccines. The only reason I am vaccinated is that I wouldn’t be able to board a plane otherwise. Most chose vaccination over losing a job.

[@416Taxman]

Not true. You guys have. a poor sense of proportion. Official option polls find 70% are clearly against you. Easily researchable. Where is your proof?

[@rafski-travels-1984]

@@416Taxman : provide your reference? Prove your source

[@TheRelger]

@@416Taxman, Baloney! CBC poll no doubt! They have not reported the truth in 6 years minimum. There’s 4 million people in Ottawa that says you’re wrong! And right across the country millions more protesting at their legislature grounds! Borders are packed with trucks and citizens! This protest raised $10 Million in just two weeks just for Ottawa! The last poll I saw was close to 80% in favour of ending the mandates. And the protests are growing right across the country!

[@stevensoltis3407]

They are really wanting to crack down on this worker uprising.

[@julianshepherd2038]

It's a tiny uprising and you had to include Americans and non truckers.

[@chrispbacon3042]

There are no truck blasting their horns. There is a court injunction in place forbidding it which the truckers are abiding by .

[@vanhamies8512]

Yes, an injunction was finally required as standard noise bylaws were being ignored.

[@TheRelger]

Right? The reporter was standing in front of trucks saying the honking never stopped. But we couldn’t hear any horns!

[@jonathan427]

We the fringe ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@andrewalderman9489]

You the looneys

[@vinniechan]

Trucker and logistics are like the veins that keep the economy going Not a good idea to clam down too hard on them

[@caseylabelle1128]

It’s a very small, loud, uneducated bunch.

[@vanhamies8512]

Most Canadian truckers do not support the illegal blockages or the illegal occupation. Most support vaccinations which are required of all of us Canadians to enter the United States. All other vaccine mandates are provincial matters not federal.

[@MrCmon113]

They're blocking the streets, they are doing the exact opposite of keeping the economy going. There's more than enough truckers, who don't block streets.

[@jamisojo]

@@caseylabelle1128 people think vaccine mandates are a good idea are a very small uneducated crowd. A bunch of 60-year-old ladies who vote Democrat.

[@jamisojo]

@Prof. Weed You must smoke a lot of weed to think that anyone will listen to you with a name like that.

[@c.danielthomas8636]

A machine mandate for truckers makes no sense. They are usually alone, they usually don’t even load and unload the trucks. Who does this benefit?

[@samihyppia8472]

Also full support to truckers!!! WE SHALL RETURN OUR FREEDOMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need to gather all around the world and oppose these vaccine mandates!!!!

[@CalimehChelonia]

Absolutely! We must abolish all restrictions immediately!

[@segurosincero4057]

Sounds like a ‘Winter of Love’ to me.

[@alexanderwestenenk6342]

I'd like to ask where the violence is DW news? I was at the protest myself and I didn't see any violence from the citizens, I wasn't seeing citizens punching kicking police

[@xplayer4431]

Exactly, its what the news do, overdramatise everything

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

This is what happens when you forget about the most necessary cogs in the societal machine.

[@methylmike]

“Heated rage” lol Wow, a child wrote the script for this

[@rdhudon7469]

Because said child fell out of the bouncy castle and hurt themselves . Lol

[@Ausf]

@@rdhudon7469 You'd be surprised how often that happens, deaths too. Bouncy castles kill more kids than C19.

[@jasonsieberer179]

Yes, most of us are vaccinated, but so many of us didn't want to be. We were told we would lose our jobs if we didn't.

[@andrewalderman9489]

Tough , life is full of responsibilities. Get Over IT.

[@nathanallison8616]

Good report by the man on the ground

[@chrisb.4323]

BRAVO EVAN DYER journalist does excellent reporting job. As always!

[@richardwolske2015]

You are so far off the mark it’s incredible! The truckers raised more money in a week then any politician on the planet could in a year !

[@hamaarahof5712]

Because we see the love and peace, so you want to support such a thing. Thankfully my account wasn`t frozen, but people are scared to give, since the government threatens Canadians.

[@andreadickinson3076]

God bless and give the victory to the truckers

[@ddaman5764]

Canadians have had enough and are not afraid anymore

[@justinreilly1]

Great job to the live reporter for telling it straight even when the initial canned report and the anchor kept trying to frame the protest in hysterical derogatory terms.

[@xyzxyz9709]

Truckers from India support Canadians Truckers . No Truckers No food!!!

[@alterbart7916]

Truckers of the world, unite! Oops... Heard it before... It ruined my country back in 1917...

[@brodocassel]

The CBC guy got me speechless. That was balanced, fair and honest.

[@TheRelger]

He was standing in front of trucks saying they were honking nonstop very loud but did you hear any honking?

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[@themsmloveswar3985]

I agree with Covid legislation. But I think that Trudeau has lost the confidence of at least one third of the population of a very patient, polite and respectful people. Trudeau should resign and ask the Parliament to resolve the controversy. For the sake of dialogue in Canadian politics. Simply put Trudeau has failed Canadians.

[@sattm8230]

Trudeau has done basically exactly what he ran on and was voted into power for. The majorty of Canadians - like this or not - voted for parties in favour of vaccine mandates. The ones that didn't vote for him don't get to now force the PM out of power. There is a term for that, and it's not a good one.

[@CynDiaz]

@@sattm8230 I was thinking about that... There were elections not long ago, so there was a chance to vote a different for a person. So it's kinda weird that people are now asking him to resign.

[@jamisojo]

@@sattm8230 I hear that he didn't actually win the popular vote. Regardless, I know the in the United States we don't do everything by vote. We don't always make some minority do whatever we want because we voted.

[@kierandrakos6024]

The protest is for everyone's freedom!!!

[@DetroitMicroSound]

How many of the truckers are American?????? Are you an American trucker?

[@toelsiehaan5971]

Thanks truckers brothers and sisters dont give it up. Stay strong we love you all,we never will forget you all BIG LOVE greetzz from Amsterdam

[@62Cristoforo]

That’s funny, I didn’t hear any truck horns, did you? A judge ordered them to stop honking their horns two days ago. It’s a peaceful protest.

[@tsunamis82]

I only saw fireworks once on all the news.

[@62Cristoforo]

I’m not sure where you’re getting your news from, but there haven’t been any air horns heard in downtown Ottawa for the past week.

[@tsunamis82]

@Prof. Weed don’t you miss the era where you could empty your chamber pot out of the upstairs window on those air horns? Well they have stopped now, so get some well earned rest.

[@lcotee]

Power to the people! Finally, a bit of leverage!!! Threats of violence are not from the protesters.

[@jamessudek2125]

Dude the trucker just said he would die in the street. He was a protester.

[@JacobParkYusuk]

@@jamessudek2125 Because someone says they'll die for something does not mean they will be violent...

[@sfxanno2311]

@@JacobParkYusuk "i will die for the nation"...

[@alterbart7916]

@@sfxanno2311 People put their own meaning into "nation".

[@rosemaryblazeby5045]

Well done truckers. You see the big picture

[@katejudson8907]

Notices a person freezing on the streets when they hold a sign supporting their cause. Doesn't notice the people freezing on the streets any other day, place or time. That's not freedom fighting.