Thousands of protesters railing against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the Canadian capital over the weekend, deliberately blocking traffic around Parliament Hill. From the Associated Press.
TORONTO — In a scene at odds with Canadians’ reputation for niceness and rule-following, thousands of protesters railing against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the capital over the weekend, deliberately blocking traffic around Parliament Hill.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Ottawa protesters a “fringe minority” and said they reflected the proliferation of “disinformation and misinformation online, conspiracy theorists, about microchips, about God knows what else that go with the tinfoil hats.” Those who stayed said they won’t leave until all vaccine mandates and other restrictions are gone. They are calling for the removal of Trudeau’s government, though it is responsible for few of the measures, most of which were put in place by provincial governments.
The outburst was seen as so out of character for Canada that one U.S. scientist felt compelled to apologize for what he portrayed as America’s influence. Tim Abray, a Ph.D. candidate, said he was assaulted by “so-called freedom fighters” while taking pictures of the protest in his neighborhood.
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