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The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the Canada convoy protest, a series of protests and blockades in Canada in early 2022. The protest, which was called the Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) by organizers, was "first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers" when the convoy of hundreds of vehicles, including semi ...
The protests followed the end of vaccine mandate exemptions for cross-border truckers, which had been in place to mitigate supply chain disruptions. Approximately 85% of Canadian truck drivers serving cross-border routes were vaccinated, but the new restrictions potentially affected up to 16,000 drivers.
The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC; French: Commission sur l'état d'urgence), also known as the Rouleau inquiry or the Inquiry into Emergencies Act was a public inquiry in Canada that investigated the invoking of the Emergencies Act on February 14, 2022, by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the Canada convoy protests. [1]
Ottawa declared a state of emergency Sunday to deal with a trucker protest dubbed the 'Freedom Convoy' that closed the capital city's core over Covid rules.
Hundreds of truckers set off in convoy from British Columbia toward Ottawa on January 23 to protest against a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, local news reports said.A vaccine mandate for cross ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the country’s emergency powers act to quell the protests of truckers seeking an end to COVID protocols and vaccine mandates.
Christopher John Barber (born in 1975 or 1976), and usually known as Chris Barber, is a Canadian trucking company operator, and activist who co-led the Canadian convoy protest. He was arrested on February 17, 2022 and released on bail the next day. His courtroom defence had yet to be heard as of January 2024. [1]
On January 22, 2022, the CTA announced that it “strongly disapproves” of the Freedom Convoy of trucks heading to Ottawa as a protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the industry. Some truckers participating in the protest might be represented by CTA in the trucking industry concerning legislation. [1] [3]