The Canadian Trucker Protest Against Vaccines Has Evolved Into Something Much Bigger
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🗓️ 18 February 2022
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| 0:00.0 | Three weeks ago in Canada's capital city Ottawa, |
| 0:03.6 | semi-trucks started swarming the streets. |
| 0:07.0 | The drivers of those trucks were protesting against a mandate, |
| 0:11.6 | requiring them to be vaccinated against COVID-19 |
| 0:14.4 | in order to pass freely back and forth across the US border. |
| 0:18.4 | No, we're sending! |
| 0:20.4 | No, we're sending! |
| 0:22.4 | And anyone who's been to a truck stop knows how imposing a group of semis can be. |
| 0:28.2 | They were running their engines, honking their horns, |
| 0:31.2 | and harassing shop owners who asked them to wear masks. |
| 0:34.4 | Well, the situation at this point is completely out of control |
| 0:38.0 | because the individuals with the protest are calling the shots. |
| 0:42.4 | That's the mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson, |
| 0:44.6 | speaking with a Canadian radio station two weeks ago. |
| 0:47.2 | They have far more people than we have police officers. |
| 0:50.6 | Now, around the same time, |
| 0:52.0 | Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloley had an emergency meeting with the police services board. |
| 0:56.6 | He said Canada's capital had never seen a protest like this. |
| 1:01.2 | The protesters had effectively brought downtown Ottawa to a standstill. |
| 1:05.5 | This is a siege. It is something that is different to our democracy |
| 1:09.8 | than I've ever experienced in my life. |
| 1:11.8 | And the demonstration started to evolve, |
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