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Matthew Jordan, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State

Canadian trucker protests show how the loudest voices in the room distort democracy

What happens when the voices of a few drown out the views of the many? Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

After Canadian truckers upset with vaccination mandates made their way to Ottawa, they parked their vehicles near Parliament and started making noise – lots of it – blasting their air horns day and night, disturbing the repose of citizens at home, work and in school.

The local reaction was swift. Hundreds of noise complaints prompted Ottawan police to issue tickets and declare a state of emergency.

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