![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Parliament_Hill_Protest_Feb_1.png/640px-Parliament_Hill_Protest_Feb_1.png&w=640&q=50)
Canada convoy protest
protest conducted by truck drivers in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine requirements to re-enter the country by land / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la Liberté) was a protest in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine requirements for truckers to re-enter the country by land. The protests began with many truck drivers from all provinces coming together against the vaccine mandate and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on January 22, 2022. On January 29, 2022, truckers and other vaccine protestors started rally at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.[15]
Freedom Convoy 2022 | |||
---|---|---|---|
Part of COVID-19 protests in Canada | |||
Protesters in front of Parliament Hill on February 1, 2022 (top); Vehicles lined up on Wellington Street January 28 (bottom left); Supporters greet a truck on an overpass in Merritt, British Columbia (bottom right). | |||
Date | January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22) – February 23, 2022 | ||
Location | |||
Caused by | COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, vaccine mandates in Canada | ||
Goals | Opposition to mandates for vaccines Opposition to Justin Trudeau | ||
Methods | Convoy protest over major Canadian highways; demonstration at Parliament Hill | ||
Parties to the civil conflict | |||
| |||
Number | |||
| |||
Arrests | |||
Arrested | 14[12][13] | ||
Charged | 4[13] | ||
Fined | 500+[14] |
The protest continued into February.[16][17][18] Protesters have stated that they will not leave until all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates have been removed with some wanting the federal government to be overthrown.[19]
Some politicians and media sources raised concerns that organizers and groups involved with the protest have had connections with "white nationalism, racism, Islamophobia, the QAnon conspiracy theory, and far-right groups that support violence".[20]
On February 14, 2022 Prime Minister Trudeau announced he would use the Emergencies Act to stop the protests, making it the first time that the act has been used in Canadian history.[21][22]