Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Author: Rita Smith

Opinion/ColumnTrucking

Trudeau’s problem is not the Truckers; it’s the Canadians making sandwiches for the Truckers

Truckers have definitely been in the spotlight for the past week. However, politicians and media who make the mistake of believing Truckers are the most important part of the story are completely missing the point.

Truckers have done a magnificent job of giving voice to the frustration Canadians feel as we watch the things we love most about our nation get annihilated during the COVID-19 panic. Rights and freedoms have been systematically stripped away; even claiming the right to bodily autonomy has been deemed selfish.

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Feature/Profile

Convoy supporters on Cobbledick Bridge – real time video

It was cold, windy, and snowing on the crowd of Canadians gathered to support the Convoy. Video: RWN

A large cross-section of patriotic Canadians took to the bridge at Cobbledick Road over the eastbound 401 this afternoon.

Parents, kids, grandparents and at least one Holocaust survivor waved, cheered, and flew flags to greet Truckers driving in Freedom Convoy 2022. Some were vaccinated, some were not. Some were immigrants and some were born in Canada. Everyone was very warmly dressed.

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Feature/Profile

Solicitor General not anticipating border problems as American Truckers arrive to support Convoy

On a video teleconference held January 25th with Mayor Sarnia Bob Bailey, MPP for Sarnia-Lambton, and Pamela Mizuno, Windsor Police Chief, Solicitor Sylvia Jones said she did not anticipate any traffic slowdowns in the areas where American Truckers are crossing the borders.

Ontario is not expecting American Truckers crossing the border to support Canadian Truckers involved in the Freedom Convoy 2022 are not expected to present any problem, Ontario’s Solicitor General Sylvia Jones says.

“In ongoing conversations with Minister Mulroney, it is my understanding that MTO does not anticipate at this time, any slow ups in the provincial highways where the transport trucks are traveling.

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NewsTrucking

Convoy’s GoFundMe is NOT frozen, contrary to media reports: “We are just looking into it” 680 News says

Around 11am Tuesday January 25th, 680 News in Toronto reported, apparently erroneously, that GoFundMe had seized the assets of the Freedom Convoy 2022 until organizers provided more transparency on how the funds would be spent.

However, after that 680 news report and at the time of this posting, the GoFundMe account is NOT frozen and is still accepting donations.

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