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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
World
Patrick J. McDonnell

Canada’s image of itself jolted by protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates

OTTAWA, Canada — Andre Landry said he wasn’t worried about a threatened police crackdown on truckers whose rigs have blocked the streets of the Canadian capital, turning the stately government district into a boisterous protest strip and block party.

Landry sat in the cab of his big rig, which was draped with a Canadian flag and parked in front of the majestic Gothic Revival Parliament complex in Ottawa.

“We have done nothing wrong,” Landry, 49, said Wednesday. “The police are our friends. And we all believe in freedom.”

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