The “freedom convoy” that has taken over downtown Ottawa and inspired other protests is a diverse group of people who have shown themselves not to be interested in “freedom,” “unity” or “vaccine mandates.”
Over the past two weeks, the protest has caused un-freedom; it has allowed extremist groups to gain space, ushering in counter-protesters. Their demands have become a laundry list that began with talk of protesting a vaccine mandate for truckers and overthrowing a democratically elected government (a notion protest leaders now say they reject).
