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"Convoy of freedom": everything you need to know about demonstrations in Ottawa and Quebec

Thousands of truckers from all over the country are gathered in Ottawa to protest against health measures.Protesters will also go to the National Assembly on Saturday to make their message heard.

• Read also - who are Quebecers of the "convoy for freedom?"

Here is what you need to know about the "convoy of freedom".

10:49 p.m. |Trucks convoy: Quebec is strengthened again

Photo Agence QMI, René Leclerc

9:07 p.m. |[In images] convoy to Quebec: close surveillance everywhere

Photo Jean-François Racine

8:14 p.m. |"You will not fold the government by doing threats," says Minister Lafrenière

Photo d'archives, Agence QMI

7:05 p.m. |Toronto's turn to prepare for the potential arrival of truckers


To read |Ottawa citizens lose patience


2:09 p.m. |The demonstrators present for seven days in Ottawa to support the end of health measures announced Thursday of their intention to stay as long as necessary on the spot to assert their rights.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël LemayJoanie Pelchat

Open letter to read |Make on the "positive human variant"

Truck demonstrations in Ottawa and soon in Quebec for "freedom" reflect what I now call the "negative human variant".It is unpredictable and resistant to all vaccines.


1:19 p.m. |Quebec City admits its citizens that traffic will be complicated in the city center, with the arrival of convoys of demonstrators.

Photo Agence QMI, Marcel Tremblay

12:04 p.m. |Prime Minister Trudeau calls on the police to do his job to bring peace to the streets of the federal capital.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

To see |An Ottawa citizen who is fed up with seeing his city besieged by truckers for almost a week now arrested them in recent days, a scene that has been filmed by a demonstrator "for freedom".


11:22 am |The Quebec Solidarity Head says that protesting the health measures "is to demonstrate against solidarity" and that it is "deeply unfortunate" to spoil the weekend of young families in Quebec.A radical left position, according to the Parti Québécois.

Photo AGENCE QMI, TOMA ICZKOVITS

11:08 am |The only deputy of the Quebec Conservative Party in the National Assembly disapproves of the methods announced by the truckers who wish to "Staller" the Capitale-Nationale.

Photo d'archives

11:08 am |The convoy of the North Coast to Quebec set out early Thursday morning with Bernard "Rambo" Gauthier, who already warns of "not trusting the size of the convoy".

Capture d'écran

10:48 am |Quebec truckers believe they have other fights to be waged, in particular to improve their working conditions, rather than demonstrating against the health measures linked to the COVVI-19.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

10:29 am |The demonstration of the "convoy of freedom" continues for a 7th day in a row in Ottawa, even if the noose begins to tighten around participants to end it.

Marc DesRosiers

10:02 am |Merchants in downtown Ottawa, already struggling with a drop in traffic due to health measures, have fears about the impact of the convoy on their business.


8h |The GoFundme platform suspends the "Liberty convoy" campaign to ensure that it is in accordance with its "service condit and applicable laws and regulations".The truckers have so far raised more than $ 10 million in socio -financing.


To read |Quebec could be besieged

Prolonged seat or family event?Difficult to know what awaits Quebec in the coming days while the organizers of the convoy to the old capital continue to insist on the good -natured aspect of their approach, while threatening to paralyze the city "the time it will be".

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

To read |Quebec citizens want civility

Residents of Quebec are on the alert, because the idea of "jammer" the city center near their home, mentioned by some demonstrators, is far from pleased them.

Dominique Lelièvre

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11:05 p.m. |Ottawa's paramedics, already exhausted after two years of pandemic, are completely overwhelmed by the occupation of their city and are worried about besieged residents as well as for their own safety.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

10:55 p.m. |Ottawa police may not have any other choice than to turn to the army to calm the horns, even if they hopes at all costs avoid riots on the part of the demonstrators of the "convoy of freedom»».

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

10:37 p.m. |The organizer of a second rally who has "nothing to do" with the convoy of truckers keeps the course and always invites the population to a "family and peaceful demonstration" Saturday before the National Assembly.

Photo Agence QMI, Jean-François Desgagnés

10:17 p.m. |The federal elected officials gave their support unanimously to journalists on Wednesday in the wake of deplorable events that occurred during the coverage of the demonstrations that have persisted since Friday in Ottawa.

Andre Forget/QMI Agency

2:17 p.m. |After the exasperated city dwellers, merchants from the federal capital also begin to have fed up on the means of pressure of the "convoy for freedom" on the hill of the Parliament, which takes shape as a seat after five days of demonstrations.


1:19 p.m. |As long as they respect the laws and regulations, the truckers expected in Quebec in the coming days will have the right to demonstrate without problem, assures the SPVQ, but no heavyweight will be admitted to the National Assembly.


11:41 am |The Legault government hopes that the "convoy of freedom" which will invade the parliamentary hill does not harm the Quebec carnival and rely on the judgment of the police to control the demonstrators.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

11:19 am |Quebec seems indeed heading towards a "seat" similar to that of Ottawa to believe the words of one of the organizers of the convoy planned for the next few days.The Beauceronne branch of the convoy even claims unused trucks that will be used for "Staller" Quebec.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

10h |Difficult for journalists to cover the demonstration of the "convoy for freedom" in Ottawa while many of them are constantly flooded and intimidated by protesters.

Bravo to my cameraman Olivier Ménard.@tvanvanouvelles https: // t.CO/X212SFYQN9

— Yves Poirier (@poirieryvesTVA) February 1, 2022

9:06 am |The mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand, warns that he will not be as patient as his Ottawa counterpart towards the "convoy of freedom".


5:45 am |The situation is starting to get bodily in Ottawa, while irreducible persist in maintaining the truckers' demonstration against the vaccine obligation for the sixth day consecutive day.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

Chronicle to read |First assessment of a dispute

"The great convergence of truckers and other citizens resolutely hostile to health measures took place without too much breakage, in Ottawa," writes Mathieu Bock-Côté.


To read |Trucks convoy: little room for maneuver for the authorities

A expert in emergency measures considers that the police have few levers to prevent a convoy of truckers from entering Quebec City and recalls that once in the city, they will not need to go to theParliament for "fucking the brothel".


To read |"Liberty convoy": Divided truckers between Ottawa and Quebec

L’invitation à venir manifester à Québec contre les mesures sanitaires lancée lundi par Bernard «Rambo» Gauthier divise les camionneurs, qui sont nombreux à dénoncer sur les réseaux sociaux cette ​manœuvre, préférant maintenir la pression à Ottawa.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

10:19 p.m. |Ottawa occupation is organized

A base camp has pushed on the outskirts of downtown Ottawa to supply truckers and help them keep "the time it will be" to make decision-makers fold.

Photo Anne Caroline Desplanques

9:45 p.m. |Two people have been arrested by Ottawa police for offenses committed in recent days, in connection with the demonstrations of the "liberty convoy" being held in the federal capital.


9:30 p.m. |Ottawa residents narrow the truckers

Faced with the inaction of the police who remain their arms crossed against the truckers, residents of Ottawa take pleasure in taunting the truckers by throwing them eggs or even by exposing them on social networks.Overview of the Citizen Red.

Photo Roxane Trudel

7:18 p.m. |"Convoy of freedom": concerned, merchant calls on demonstrators to show "respect"

«Convoi de la liberté»: tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur les manifestations à Ottawa et Québec

"Concerned" by the "convoy of freedom" which is preparing to arrive in Quebec to challenge the health measures, Bruno Marchand expects that demonstrators show "respect" towards citizens and traders whobarely start their disconception.


3:45 p.m. |Other convoys in preparation for Saturday

In addition to demonstrators who still refuse to leave Ottawa and truckers who prepare to go to Quebec on Saturday, other opponents of vaccination mandates or other health measures are preparing to be heard in the main cities of the country on Saturday.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

15:32 |"Convoy of freedom": a demonstration that is not welcome in Quebec

The Quebec hotel industry denounces the holding of a major event planned in the heart of Old Quebec this Saturday, when it is the first weekend when the city "resumes life".


1:28 p.m. |The FTQ-Construction declines the request for financial assistance

The FTQ-Construction refuses to financially support the road convoy which is organized to converge in Quebec at the end of the week.


1:21 p.m. |Doug Ford believes that demonstrators must leave Ottawa

The Prime Minister of Ontario, Doug Ford, joins his voice to the many politicians who believe that the truckers and demonstrators who invaded the parliamentary hill have been heard and that they must now leave Ottawa.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

To read |A "Convoy Liberté" is brought to Quebec

After Ottawa, supporters of the Red-the-Bol Movement of truckers at the place of health measures want to move from the province to Quebec at the end of the week, with, among his leading peloton, the unionist Bernard"Rambo" Gauthier.


To read |Trucks here are afraid of going from hero to zero

The Association of Caminning du Québec (ACQ) fears that the image of "heros of the first wave" of truckers are crumbling due to the turn of the events of the media demonstration of Ottawa.

Photo courtoisieMarc Cadieux.PDG del’ACQ

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11:21 p.m. |Trucks present for five days already in Ottawa are determined to last until the end of the week to allow new demonstrators to ensure the next generation.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

To read |The police display less sympathy towards the demonstrators than at the beginning, while the authorities claim that all the options are on the table to have the truckers of their city expelled.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

To read |It is still too early to cut the food or forcefully use the demonstrators who refuse to leave Ottawa, believe experts who believe that the police authorities must avoid putting oil on the fire.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

To read |Frightened, frustrated and exhausted, residents of the capital feel taken hostage and claim the departure of the demonstrators, who have transformed their lives into hell for four days now.

Photo Agence QMI, Joël Lemay

5:25 p.m. |The demonstration that continues at the heart of Ottawa has aroused full -bodied debates in the chamber: the conservatives have asked Liberals to "understand" and "answer" the non -violent truckers who oppose the health measures.


15:02 |The neodemocratic chief Jagmeet Singh insurgerated on Monday against the convoy of truckers."The convoy must leave," he said in a press point.

Photo AFP

2:57 p.m. |Trucks who came home after participating in the demonstration this weekend in Ottawa are ready to return there next Saturday if trucks are still there.


1:13 p.m. |Ottawa paramedical paramedics asked for police escorts to accompany them when they have to go on foot in the city center after an ambulance was the target of stones and racist insult.


12h00 |Addressing "millions of Canadians who make responsible choices to ensure their safety and that of their loved ones", Justin Trudeau called on Monday the demonstrators to denounce the hateful symbols who have been seen in recent days.


10:16 am |7 striking moments of the truckers' demonstration

It should be noted: the site in front of the parliament is now under high security.

On voit des policiers à tous les coins de rue sur Wellington #FreedomConvoy2022peak.twitter.com/doe4ywyhgx

— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) January 31, 2022

5h48 |The start of the parliamentary school may be hectic on Monday in Ottawa, while the truckers of the "convoy for freedom" maintain their movement of protest against compulsory vaccination in the federal capital.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

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To read |The demonstrators manage as they can in Ottawa

Solidarity impulses were numerous this weekend.Trucks and demonstrators who stay in hotels around Parliament notably invited those who stayed overnight in their vehicle to come and take...their shower.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

To read |Everything to be heard

The legendary tranquility of Ottawa was disturbed again on Sunday by hordes of demonstrators who took the big means to make their exasperation heard against everything and anything.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

8:25 p.m. |Even if the police ask demonstrators to leave the city center of Ottawa, several trucks are there for the moment.

Two trucks have just left Wellington Street in Ottawa.Apart from them, it does not move strong at the moment.peak.twitter.com/2m2mg69reo

— Olivier Ferron-Boissé (@OBoisse) January 31, 2022

7:36 p.m. |In order not to create confrontations, the Ottawa police avoid for the moment to give tickets or to tow the truckers who refuse to leave the city center.She asks residents to avoid going to the city center and favoring telework.

NEW: Ottawa police finally indicate that they have avoided putting tickets or towing truckers who refuse to leave the city center so as not to create confrontations.

Elle demande aux gens d’éviter le centre-ville demain.@tvanouvellespeak.twitter.COM/TVNX1D1EA2

— Olivier Ferron-Boissé (@OBoisse) January 31, 2022

This will continue to cause major traffic, noise and safety from in the downtown core.We urge all residents to avoid travel to the core.Police have ApoIDED TICKETING AND TOWING VEHICLE SO AS NOT TO INSTIGATE confrontations with demonstrators.

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) January 31, 2022

7:36 p.m. |The deployment of many police officers in Ottawa costs around $ 800,000 a day, in addition to safety risks, deplored Ottawa Police Service.

Still, confrontations and the need for de-escalation has regularly been required.Along with the Safety Issues, Costs to Businesses and Social Costs, The Ottawa Police Continues To Tally the Financial Costs of the Policing Costs which are estimated at More than $ 800,000 A Day.

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) January 31, 2022

7:25 p.m. |Several demonstrators have left Ottawa, but some truckers are still there.

More than half of the demonstrators left Ottawa.

Il ne reste que le noyau dur des camionneurs à 19h15. Tous doivent quitter ce soir, selon la @OttawaPolice

C’est loin d’être aussi festif qu’hier…#FreedomConvoyCanada2022peak.twitter.com/1fohkujwe9

— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) January 31, 2022

7:24 p.m. |Members of the Farfadaa, a group associated with the conspiratorial movement, are heard before the Parliament in Ottawa.

The #farfadaas put a knee on the ground in front of the parliament this evening before shouting "fuck you". #JDM #FreedomConvoyCanada2022peak.twitter.com/4Blyi5ogev

— Clara Loiseau (@ClaraLoiseauJDM) January 31, 2022

6:52 p.m. |Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could make a statement on Monster demonstration on Monday which takes place in front of the Parliament in Ottawa, three days after the arrival of the first trucks.

Photo AFP

6:39 p.m. |The demonstrators of the "convoy of freedom", opposed to the vaccination mandates, prepare to spend another night in the streets of Ottawa, Sunday at the end of the day, to the disarray of the police, who asked them to leave the capitalfederal.


5:24 p.m. |Trucks intend to sit another night in Ottawa, but the police could tackle the tone to evacuate the city center.

"Convoy of freedom" |While @ottawapolice is about to "move crowds and vehicles out of the city center", demonstrators are so determined to stay here that they are ready to spend a few nights in prison. @tvanouvellespeak.twitter.com/b0dachfmj1

— Andy St-André (@andystandreTVA) January 30, 2022

5:21 p.m. |In addition to denouncing the presence of a "small group of agitators who wear the Svastika" during the truckers' demonstration in Ottawa, the Consultative Center for Jewish and Israeli relations deplored, on Sunday, the silence of "good people".

I think I can hear @cpc_hq caucus backpedaling from here!#cdnpolipeak.twitter.com/yxkppdnskr

— Patrick Weeks (@SilentiumAuream) January 29, 2022

5 p.m. |Several truckers are preparing to spend another night near the parliament, while citizens of Ottawa are exasperated by the disturbances caused by the rally.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

3:19 p.m. |Prime Minister François Legault was understanding on Sunday, via-à-vis truckers who demonstrated in Ottawa against compulsory vaccination for cross-border trips.


2:38 p.m.The "convoy of freedom" was captured by the Hélico VAT.

Capture d'écran TVA Nouvelles

1:49 p.m. |Criminal surveys have been started, in particular in connection with the desecration of national monuments, police announced.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

1:18 p.m. |"We are not leaving," chant demonstrators.

“We are not leaving”, scandent des manifestants #FreedomConvoy2022peak.twitter.com/9kiuqaxqnn

— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) January 30, 2022

1:16 p.m. |Ottawa police were on their teeth on this second day of demonstration and already worked to organize the departure of truckers from the federal capital.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

11:41 am |The Toronto cavalry arrives in Ottawa.

La cavalerie de Toronto débarque à Ottawa #TruckerforFreedom #JDM #FreedomConvoy2022peak.twitter.com/7wyvblhohv

— Clara Loiseau (@ClaraLoiseauJDM) January 30, 2022

11:26 am |Protesters were back on the hill of the Parliament, in Ottawa, Sunday morning to continue the demonstration in which tens of thousands of people participated on Saturday.


11:06 am |A new convoy tries to go to Parliament this morning, but the police block all the streets around their "seat".

A new convoy tries to go to Parliament this morning.

Petit hic : les policiers bloquent toutes les rues autour de leur “siège”.

En rappel : les manifestants sont censés quitter ajd #FreedomConvoy2022peak.twitter.com/8pgzs67nlw

— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) January 30, 2022

10:52 am |An Ottawa organization helping itinerants from the Federal capital deplored that it has been harassed by demonstrators of the "Liberty convoy" who wanted to be fed.

Photo Francis Pilon

10:40 am |Klaxons disturb the tranquility, exhaust smoke of hundreds of trucks, obscene gestures in public...Many citizens of Ottawa were at the end of the nerves on Sunday after a night lived to the rhythm of the demonstrators.


7:24 am |The mayor of Port Coquitlam, the hometown of Terry Fox, athlete and militant of cancer research, said he was disturbed of what demonstrators in Ottawa have done to his statue.


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To read |When freedom is rather a big free for all

Center-city hotels and the rare open shops were stormed on Saturday by a crowd where to wear a mask, throwing your waste in the trash or urinating in the toilet has become superfluous.

Photo AFP

To read |Truckers gathered elsewhere in Canada

If several thousand truckers gathered on Saturday in Ottawa to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the taxation of the vaccination passport on the American border, others have expressed their support elsewhere in the country.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

To read |Ottawa air polluted by hundreds of heavy goods vehicles

The presence of an abnormally high number of heavy goods vehicles in Ottawa could expose citizens of the city to more air pollution, so that they are recommended to wear a mask...outside.

Photo AGENCE QMI, MAXIME DELAND

To read |Falsehoods, vulgarities and extreme right in the spotlight

Tens of thousands of people came to demonstrate in Ottawa against compulsory vaccination of cross -border truckers, but especially against a panoply of other measures more or less linked to the Pandemia.

Photo Agence QMI, Marc DesRosiers

9:07 p.m. |Former American president Donald Trump posted his support for Canadian truckers at a partisan gathering in Conroe, Texas."Canadian truckers who bravely resist these anarchic mandates do more to defend American freedom than our own leaders," he said under the acclaim of the present crowd.

President Trump sends a message to the Canadian truckers: "We are with them all the way!"peak.twitter.com/6dkhvosgzo

— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) January 30, 2022

8 p.m. |The crowd began to disperse in downtown Ottawa, said Ottawa police on Twitter, mentioning that traffic was still difficult and that the strong police presence was maintained.

Update 2: event events.

Les foules au centre-ville se dispersent à la suite de la manifestation d’aujourd’hui, mais les problèmes de circulation persistent et une importante cohorte policière demeure en place.

Plus d'infos à: https://t.CO/THYV2UNNA5 https: // t.CO/FFKCJLZ3AX

— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) January 30, 2022

To see |Music, dance, songs, alcohol, cannabis: downtown Ottawa, stormed by thousands of truckers and demonstrators, turns into an open-air party.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

7:12 p.m. |Inflated to block, demonstrators chant the word "freedom" in the city center.

Pour les trolls qui disent que personne ne crie « liberté » ici à Ottawa:peak.twitter.com/ostznyuqnf

— Clara Loiseau (@ClaraLoiseauJDM) January 30, 2022

7:03 p.m. |Despite the cold, the demonstrators remain numerous in the city center and feast loudly on Wellington Street.

Une portion de la rue Wellington est devenue un rave à ciel ouvert à Ottawa #FreedomConvoy2022peak.twitter.com/sbzmh8z7t

— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) January 30, 2022

6:48 p.m. |The demonstration takes on party in Ottawa.Revelers consume alcohol and cannabis;Fireworks break out without warning.

Gros party avec beaucoup d’alcool et de pt au pied du parlement pour le #FreedomConvoy2022 #JDMpeak.twitter.com/xswzztnnsg

— Clara Loiseau (@ClaraLoiseauJDM) January 29, 2022

The convoy has become a big party.

Alcool, cannabis, et plein de feux d’artifice qui éclatent sans avertissement.

Avec les bidons d’essence partout ici, plusieurs s’éloignent #FreedomConvoy2022peak.twitter.com/8nzwupo0kn

— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) January 29, 2022

Les manifestants tirent des feux d’artifice au milieu des camions #FreedomConvoy2022 #JDMpeak.twitter.com/mrwwm18vws

— Clara Loiseau (@ClaraLoiseauJDM) January 29, 2022

6:29 p.m. |The Rideau Center, located in downtown Ottawa, had to close its doors earlier than expected on Saturday afternoon, after several demonstrators without mask were seen by attacking staff.

There’s Even at Mini Protest at the Rideau Center.All Peaceful and Friendly.No one is Wearing A Mask and Zero Enforcement. #TruckersConvoy2022peak.twitter.COM/ZMKI6RFD1U

— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) January 29, 2022

5:36 p.m. |The atmosphere is celebrating in the city center, but the behavior of certain demonstrators disturbs.The defense staff chief Wayne Eyre, deplores in particular that protesters dance on the grave of the unknown soldier of Ottawa, located in the commemorative war monument of Canada.

I am sickened to see protests dance on the tomb of the unknown soldier and deecrate the national war memorial.Generations of canadians have fough and dieed for our rights, included free speech, but not this.Those Involved Should Hang Their Heads in Shame.

— General / Général Wayne Eyre (@CDS_Canada_CEMD) January 29, 2022

After Explaining to these Less Than Fine Canadians of the Hallowed Gounds Upon Which They Trode, this was their reaction in the name of Freedom. Unsat!peak.twitter.COM/MK7VVLSFXO

— Steven Thornton (@S_Thornton_332) January 29, 2022

5.30 p.m. |Some truckers are preparing to spend the night there, reports journalist Félix Séguin, while convoys have still failed to reach the capital due to road congestion.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

5:12 p.m. |See images from the top of the monster demonstration in Ottawa.


4:35 p.m. |With the increasingly imposing crowd in downtown Ottawa, the tone rises among demonstrators, especially towards the media and journalists present.

Even if the vast majority continue to walk with a smile, a small part of the population is violent and it verbally attacks the various journalists on the spot.


4:30 p.m. |Ottawa police say that there has not yet been an overflow in the context of the "convoy for freedom" and that they are continuously adapting to the situation.

Photo Agence QMI, Maxime Deland

3:59 p.m. |A vigil in person, scheduled for Saturday evening in memory of the victims of the Quebec Mosque attack, was canceled in Ottawa due to the presence of the trucket of truckers.

Photo AFP

3:34 p.m. |The Canadian Truck Alliance (ACC) wanted to specify its position concerning the demonstration held on Saturday in Ottawa by several thousand truckers, calling those present at a peaceful rally.

The organization had already mentioned, earlier this week, that the industry was to "[comply and comply" to the mandate of compulsory vaccination to cross the border with the United States.

AFP

Its president, however, asked the members of the industry on Saturday to the "convoy for freedom" to participate in "a peaceful demonstration" and to "leave the city of Ottawa in order to avoid any problem of well-being and securityFor the citizens of Ottawa ”.


3:18 p.m. |Several vehicles participating in the "convoy for freedom" were stationed on Saturday morning on the commemorative war monument of Canada, arousing the indignation of several people.

This is completely unacceptable and i have asked city bylaw to have the cupard and upside down canadian flag taken down.This kind of stunt by protests do not help their cause

— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) January 29, 2022

2:18 p.m. |Several vehicles participating in the "convoy for freedom" were stationed on Saturday morning on the commemorative war monument of Canada, arousing the indignation of several people.


1:21 p.m. |The crowd continues to grow in Ottawa;The demonstrators continue to converge towards the capital.

Wellington is packed! #freedomconvoy22 #TruckersForFreedom2022 #CanadaTruckerspeak.twitter.com/o2i1otyx

— 🇨🇦Checkpoint News - #TruckersForFreedom🎤 (@check_pointnews) January 29, 2022

For real, it's chaos.

Une chance que je n’ai pas l'agoraphobie. #FreedomConvoy2022peak.twitter.com/q5auc4yhsq

— Francis Pilon (@FrancisPilon_) January 29, 2022

1:06 p.m. |Several media around the world have decided to look at the truckers' demonstration on Saturday in Ottawa, the cover intensifying at the rhythm of the convoy, which is growing.

Capture d'écran Agence QMI

1 p.m. |The leader of the new Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, attacks the conservatives who support the convoy of truckers, whom he considers "led by people who promote white supremacy", five years to the day after the mosque killingQuebec.

AJD, we commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Quebec Mosque terrorist attack.

Nous avons dit « plus jamais ».

Et, ajd, des élus•es conservateurs cautionnent un convoi mené par des gens qui promouvoient la suprématie blanche et qui décrivent l'islam comme une maladie.

— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) January 29, 2022

1 p.m. |Already thousands of people are brought together in front of the Ottawa Parliament to denounce the health measures.

In another world live from Ottawa.. très étrange ambiance ce midi devant le parlement où des milliers de personnes sont réunies pour la manifestation du #convoytoottawa2022 #FreedomConvoy2022 @JdeMontreal #JDMpeak.twitter.com/fnrmfsez3f

— Clara Loiseau (@ClaraLoiseauJDM) January 29, 2022

11:43 am |A traffic cap 90 km from the federal capital slows down the ardor of the demonstrators who hope to go to Ottawa.

"Convoy of freedom" |Good luck to the demonstrators to go to the federal capital.Congestion in Vankleek Hill (about 90 km from the Canadian Parliament). @tvanouvellespeak.twitter.com/iy5giomnbq

— Andy St-André (@andystandreTVA) January 29, 2022

11:30 am |The leader of the Popular Party of Canada Maxime Bernier sent his support to the demonstrators present in Ottawa.


To read |From Montreal to Ottawa, hundreds of citizens have turned on the side of the roads and on the viaducts, signs and flags in hand, to encourage the "liberty convoy" of the truckers who go to the Parliament of Canada.

Photo Agence QMI, Mario Beauregard

7:00 am |Trucks everywhere in Quebec take the road to go to Ottawa.

Trucks and cars gathered hundreds in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada early Saturday morning before heading to Ottawa to demonstrate today.#TruckersForFreedom2022peak.twitter.COM/ABO7GLQYFP

— Lahouaria Chérif (@CherifLahouaria) January 29, 2022

In Trois-Rivières, in particular, several dozen people were gathered on a viaduct overlooking highway 40 to show their support for truckers.