Freezing Dissidents’ Accounts One of the most striking incidents of financial control, even without a CBDC, occurred in Canada in February 2022, when the Canadian government ordered banks to freeze the accounts and credit cards of truckers who were protesting

Ottawa City Manager Steve Kanellakos told the commission on Oct. 17 that towing companies would not cooperate out of fear for their safety, not wanting to damage their reputation with the truckers, and in solidarity with the protesters.

Pawlowski's address to truckers had persuaded them to extend their presence at the Canada-U.S. border crossing for an additional two weeks.

From heroes to zeros, as the protest signs say. Truckers are in the same boat. The difference is that they have the means to rock the boat, and rock the boat they have.

(Aleksandar Furtula/AP Photo) The proposed measures sparked protests among Dutch farmers in June, with a large protest joined by truckers which started on July 4.

Canadian truckers launched a convoy to Ottawa last month to protest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandate on all rig drivers. Never mind the absurdity of requiring a truck driver alone behind the wheel for 18 hours a day to be vaccinated.

Commentary Opponents of the Truckers for Freedom convoy have been celebrating the decision by GoFundMe to shut down the fundraiser for the protest. They may want to temper their jubilation over this development.

A unilateral freeze of the financial accounts of any trucker involved in the protest. But unfortunately for the elite collectivists, this is an unbeatable movement, led by the people, for the people. 

John Vanreeuwyk, a feedlot operator from Coaldale, Alta., said in an interview with The Canadian Press that he and other protestors are blocking Highway 4 in solidarity with the trucker convoy that has driven to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 mandates and

The protests began as a demonstration by truckers in response to a federal vaccine mandate for truck drivers that went into effect on Jan. 15, despite opposition from members of the trucking industry.

She also said the protest organizers could not take credit for the trucker blockade at the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario, although they "wish we could."

Truckers in Canada recently descended upon multiple cities, including Ottawa, in protest against vaccine mandates. Starting Jan. 15, truck drivers entering Canada were required to be vaccinated.

had themselves a convoy, and in this instance, when these workers of the world united (against the vaccination)—just like Karl Marx had proclaimed they'd unite—ironically, the socialists protested.

Farmers and truckers in the Netherlands have staged major protests over the environmental mandates, shutting down food distribution centers and airports in an effort to force the government to reverse the mandates.

Earlier this month, the California Trucking Association filed a federal lawsuit to exempt the industry from the law, and truckers held protests in major cities such as San Francisco and Oakland.

[FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW] One year on, what is the legacy of the trucker convoy protests? Why have so many people bought into the idea that a society and its problems must be managed and controlled by so-called experts?

The RCMP played a lead role in shutting down the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa, which was launched to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers but evolved into a larger movement against government COVID-19 mandates and restrictions

The U.S. convoy was inspired by trucker convoys in Canada that made global news headlines for protesting against COVID-19 restrictions. The procession started out in California on Feb. 23 and arrived in the Washington area on March 4.

Fellow columnist Michelle Goldberg described the demonstrations as “terrifying” and roundly condemned the truckers as nothing more than “right-wing” protesters, which is NY Times speak for people who should have no rights.

Trump said that if Democrats "truly" want to fight for democracy abroad, they should start with Canada, where truckers and other citizens have been protesting against the country's COVID-19 restrictions and mandates.

As I've argued, "the Canadian truckers showed Canada and the world that the lessons learned from the civil rights protests of years past remain important for us today."

This now gives his government unprecedented power to fight back against the protesters—with many people likening it to a form of martial law. 

After the truckers drove cross-country to Ottawa arriving on Jan. 29, the protest soon expanded to a national movement with many joining to oppose all COVID-19 mandates and restrictions.

Jonker, also a trucker and the owner of Jonker Trucking Inc., said during the virtual meeting that he did not participate in the protest in his capacity as a councillor.

The Freedom Convoy was a trucker-led movement that evolved into cross-country protests and blockades demanding the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.

The protest is one of the many across Canada started by truckers against a federal government requirement for all cross-border truck drivers to have COVID-19 vaccination.

'Necessary Information' The freezing of financial accounts without a court order came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 in response to protests against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions by truckers and their supporters

OTTAWA—As the trial of trucker convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber moved to its eighth day, lawyers continued to show videos of the protest that took place in downtown Ottawa in January and February 2022.

Dichter said in one instance, one outlet published a cartoon meme that was “defamatory” of the truckers and that the convoy “saw some narratives coming out from established Canadian media trying tie us to January 6, which has nothing to do with this protest

The protests in Canada initially began as a demonstration by truckers in response to a federal vaccine mandate that went into effect on Jan. 15 for truck drivers, despite staunch opposition.