Canadian Truckers "Freedom Convoy"

[Mark B]

Canada has not responded decisively to the so called "Freedom Convoy" that may well be a MAGA financed operation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Convoy_2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/07/ameri...day/index.html

After almost 2 weeks of this foolishness Canadian PM Trudeau still hasn't cracked down on it. The Canadian Gov. should impound as evidence every one of the vehicles involved:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60331882

[Ol' Ken]

The vast majority of the Convoy complaints are provincial edicts and PM has no authority over them. The transborder vaccine requirement is the law on both sides of the border. So even if the PM rescinded the requirement in Canada the truckers couldn't get into the U.S.A anyway.
Here is a backgrounder on the Convoy leardership.

[Ike Bana]

I've known plenty of big rig truckers...all those early years in as a plant managerand shipping manager in chemical factories and on the loading docks. I liked some of them, some were OK, and some were annoying at best. So, in my experience, it's no surprise that among the ranks of truckers there would be plenty of alt-right, anti-vaxx assholes more than willing to fuck up everybody else's life to get whatever it is they might want at the moment.

So...as in this country, the federal government has no authority over CDL or whatever they call trucker licensure in Canada. It's all under the control of the individual Provincial government licensure authorities. And what the Provincial leadership has the authority to do is tell these economic terrorists that they have 12 hours to move their equipment off this stretch of road. And if they don't, they won't be scolded, they won't be fined, they won't be laid off for two weeks...the Provincial licensure athorities will revoke their licenses to operate permanently...no appeal...no renewal ever. So...how many DeSantis/Abbott types are the provincial bosses...who can say? But this is happening in Ontario, and as far as I know the "Progressive Conservative" party led by Doug Ford is not going to risk their political standing by cracking down on alt-right, anti-vaxxer truck drivers. DeSantis/Abbott in spades.

As far as the Canadian people are concerned, polls taken in the last three days report that although 46% of Canadians are "sympathetic to truck driver's complaints", that 2/3 of Canadians oppose the convoy blockade and want it ended immediately. Will that make a difference to Doug Ford and the PC's in Ontario...if the people in Ontario are anything like the people in this country...it won't make a shit bit of difference.

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by Ol' Ken

The vast majority of the Convoy complaints are provincial edicts and PM has no authority over them.

Apparently Ol' Ken is ill-informed.

Canadian Federal government invokes Emergencies Act for first time ever in response to protests, blockades

[Ol' Ken]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

Apparently Ol' Ken is ill-informed.

Canadian Federal government invokes Emergencies Act for first time ever in response to protests, blockades

This doesn't change the provincial restrictions to any great extent. However some provinces are rescinding their rules over the next few weeks on their own volition.

[RickeyM]

Not satisfied with conservative financial and moral support of the Freedom Convoy occupation is Reich-Wing Faux commentator Candace Owens says LET'S INVADE!.

"STOP talking about Russia. Send American troops to Canada to deal with the tyrannical reign of Justin Trudeau Castro," Owens tweeted.

Batshit crazy or just another attempt to deflect the former guy's legal troubles?

[nailer]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H2FDzVkMe0k

[RickeyM]

The way I see it Canada's screwed. They (the leadership) seem to lack the will to deal decisively with the Ottawa Invasion of 2022. Those behind it have figured this out so they won't relent until they get what they want. Dealing with the "Freedom Convoy" is only dealing with the tip of the spear. You have to get at those holding the spear. I'm sure they have plenty of support (financial and otherwise) from south of the border (the U.S.). It's become not so much about the vaccine mandates as it it sticking it to the government in charge.

[donquixote99]

Homeland security fingerprints all truckers who seek Hazmat endorsements on their license, and can block that if the driver fails a background check. For whatever that's worth. There is a warning about a planned US protest convoy starting at LA on Sunday, coming from--guess who--Homeland Security. This is beginning to look a lot like Insurrection II. There may be a test of Army loyalty, which Dondillion warns us is shakey in elite units, really soon.

[donquixote99]

If I was the governor of California, I would have the National Guard standing by, with equipment to haul away big trucks.