Commentary The COVID era we have been living through has been yet another reminder that, basically, there are two kinds of individuals in the world—those who are more comfortable obeying authority no matter its dictates and those who prefer to think for themselves. Obviously, it’s not quite that simple—there are degrees and it’s a sliding…
The Canadian Truckers Are the True Inheritors of the American Founding
Police Begin Towing ‘Freedom Convoy’ Vehicles at New Zealand Parliament
An anti-mandate protest in New Zealand inspired by the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” swelled in numbers on Wednesday on Parliament grounds in Wellington, authorities said. “There has been an influx of protesters at Parliament today, including children. However, the crowd had been orderly,” Richard Chambers, an assistant police commissioner, said during a news conference. “This is…
BC-Washington Border Rally Ends After Police Move In to Clear Protesters
SURREY, B.C.—A massive police surge late in the evening on Feb. 14 ended a protest in Surrey, B.C., which began after local RCMP blocked access to the Pacific Highway border crossing two days earlier. The Canada Border Services Agency says traffic is now moving at the border crossing. Several dozen police officers joined dozens of…
Police Filter Brussels Traffic to Dilute Trucker Protests
BRUSSELS—Belgian police were filtering traffic around the Brussels capital region during Monday’s morning rush hour in an attempt to keep a vehicle protest against coronavirus restrictions in check. Police narrowed some highways and imposed go-slow traffic to keep control of what it feared could otherwise turn into a choking demonstration like those by horn-honking truckers…
Ottawa Counter-Protesters Trap Pro-Trucker Protest Vehicles on Way to Demonstration
OTTAWA—Some Ottawa residents held a counter protest against the Freedom Convoy on Feb. 13, trapping 20 target vehicles belonging to pro-trucker convoy protesters on a road, saying they want the protesters, who have gridlocked the city’s downtown are for more than two weeks, to leave. The trucker protests are part of a larger movement against…
Photo Report: Thousands Protest Against COVID-19 Mandates in Ottawa
Thousands of people on Feb. 12 joined the ongoing Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. Here are some images and videos from the protest.
Differing Views on Truckers’ Protest in Ottawa
OTTAWA—It was a cold day on Feb. 11 and the move was probably slightly provocative. OK, it was very provocative at a protest site against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, to have a sign saying “Go home terrorists.” Particularly when the gathered throng—drivers and supporters of a 400-truck protest that has blocked streets in the inner…
French ‘Freedom Convoys’ Approach Paris
PARIS—France mobilized thousands of police, armored personnel carriers, and water cannon trucks in Paris on Friday to keep out convoys of motorists converging on the capital for a protest against COVID-19 restrictions. Checkpoints were set up at toll points on major entry roads while riot-control barriers were erected across the city center ahead of rallies…
State Senator Backs Parents vs. COVID-19 Mandates at Packed School Board Meeting
February 11, 2022
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MURRIETA, Calif.—California Sen. Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) showed up to a packed school board meeting in Murrieta, California, a city of about 110,000 people in southwestern Riverside County, on Feb. 10 to back more than 150 parents, students, and community leaders fighting mask and vaccine mandates. Melendez blasted the Murrieta Valley Unified School District Board…
Thousands of Workers in NYC to Be Fired as COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline Ends
February 11, 2022
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New York City is set to fire nearly 4,000 unvaccinated municipal workers who failed to comply with the city’s harsh COVID-19 vaccine rules that required employees to get jabbed by Feb. 11 or face termination. Eric Adams, who took office in January, confirmed this week that he will go ahead with then-Mayor Bill de Blasio’s…
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