Freedom Convoy protests continue in Canada, France and New Zealand – three countries where extreme responses to Covid have persisted for two years and where the unvaccinated are particularly targeted with restrictions.
In Canada, trucks have now cleared the Ambassador Bridge after blocking the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada for nearly six days. However, protests continue in Ottawa for the third weekend in a row. MailOnline has more.
Hundreds of people waving Canadian flags and holding anti-Trudeau signs braved the snow and cold temperatures Saturday as they filled the downtown area of the, walking between massive trucks that have been parked in place for weeks, paralysing the Canadian capital.
In Windsor, as the vehicles moved out, a handful of people who remained near the entrance of the bridge gradually grew and as of 1pm had turned into a large crowd of people who refused to leave. Police in black uniforms with yellow safety vests formed a line between the bridge and the crowd and have been steadily pushing back the demonstrators, as some shouted “shame”, “freedom” and “you’re on the wrong side”.
Windsor Police stated on Twitter around 11am that they could begin making arrests if protesters continued to block traffic.
“Enforcement continuing, individuals who are located within the demonstration area are subject to arrest,” the Windsor police wrote. “People are advised to immediately vacate the area.”
While the trucks and vehicles had exited the bridge, both directions still appeared to be closed off to traffic as of Saturday afternoon.
Police descended on the scene around 8:30am Saturday, warning protesters to “act lawfully” after the Freedom Convoy truckers in Canada ignored two deadlines overnight.
The ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests, which began in Ottawa by Canadian truckers opposing a vaccinate-or-quarantine mandate for cross-border drivers, entered its 16th day on Saturday. The demonstrations are also an outpouring of fury toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Protests spread to three border points earlier this week, including the Ambassador Bridge, North America’s busiest land border crossing where dozens of vehicles crowded the area since Monday, choking the supply chain for Detroit’s carmakers.
UPDATE: It’s reported that protestors have returned and been seen blocking the bridge again on Saturday night.
In Paris, riot police tear-gassed diners at restaurants as protesters clashed during violent demonstrations against Covid restrictions and energy price rises. MailOnline has more.
Families with children had to cover their faces with their mandatory Covid masks as they fled from tear gas in cafés on the streets of the French capital.
Paris has been brought to a halt with police also using baton charges on demonstrators making a Canadian-style ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, defying a ban by authorities aiming to stop a blockade of the city.
Despite the presence of some 7,000 officers on the streets and armoured cars, Paris’s most famous roundabout – the Étoile (Star) around the Arc de Triomphe – was gridlocked by early afternoon as arrests were made.
An officer at the scene said: “Unauthorised demonstrators are using their vehicles to block the traffic, and they are being supported by others without vehicles. Everything is being done to prevent this unauthorised demonstration from continuing.”
Earlier in the day, police intercepted at least five convoys attempting to enter the capital and handed tickets to more than 200 motorists.
Protesters were detained amid a seizure of bladed weapons, slingshots and gas masks in one central Parisian square.
There were 54 arrests in Paris alone on Saturday, most for public order offences connected to the Freedom Convoys.
Trouble continued well into Saturday night, as protesters continued to confront the police all over the city.
By 8pm, police were still using tear gas canisters in areas including the Champs-Elysees.
In New Zealand, authorities have been struggling to shift protestors camped outside parliament in Wellington and have been trying different tactics, including bizarre ones like playing Barry Manilow and turning on sprinklers. MailOnline has more.
New Zealand authorities blasted Barry Manilow and turned on water sprinklers in an attempt to to disperse coronavirus vaccine protesters camped outside parliament.
Initial moves to try and flush out several hundred protesters who have been camped on the grounds in Wellington since Tuesday had little effect.
The protesters, who have been voicing their opposition to coronavirus vaccine requirements, responded to the soaking from the sprinklers by digging trenches and installing makeshift drainpipes to divert the water.
When a downpour struck on Saturday, their numbers only grew.
Protesters brought in bales of straw, which they scattered on the increasingly sodden grounds at parliament.
Some shouted, others danced and one group performed an Indigenous Maori haka.
By evening, parliament speaker Trevor Mallard had come up with a new plan to make the protesters uncomfortable: using a sound system to blast out vaccine messages, Barry Manilow songs and the 1990s hit Macarena on a repeat loop.
Protesters responded by playing their own tunes, including Twister Sister’s We’re Not Gonna Take It.
The protest began when a convoy of trucks and cars drove to parliament from around the nation, inspired by similar demonstrations in Canada.
At first there were more than 1,000 protesters but that number dwindled as the week wore on before growing again on Saturday.
Police have been taking a more hands-off approach since Thursday, when they arrested 122 people and charged many of them with trespassing or obstruction.
Officers who have been wearing protective vests but have not been using riot gear or carrying guns, had tried to slowly advance on the protesters.
That tactic resulted in a number of physical confrontations. A video of two female officers briefly dragging a naked woman by her hair from a scuffle went viral.
In a response to questions from The Associated Press, New Zealand police said they did not remove the woman’s clothing as some people had claimed online, and that she had been naked for “some time” before her arrest.
Police also said the images and videos did not provide the full context of the protest activity or the situation that police faced.
However, the scuffles seemed to prompt a strategic rethink by police, who appeared more content to wait it out as the week wore on.
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i thought it was comical watching a video on youtube and seeing at the very start, the french police launching tear gas at the protesters who were up wind of them & then almost immediately running away as it were they who gassed themselves. That is indeed poetic Justice. Maybe they were trained by Mr Bean.
https://youtu.be/3jL2qyeZz7Y
Anyone following the “Out of the Matrix” Narrative, well knew & knows that it would all have to end up on the streets . & there will be even more , I hazard a guess. The Technicrats know thsi too. they WANT it to Legitimise force on the streets
Meanwhile here in Wales, our friendly Bobbies decide to follow the examples of police all around the world. I’d say this particular sergeant-friendly Bobby is pretty high risk myself, wouldn’t you?
https://odysee.com/@pervychap:9/policeassaultmemberofpublic:5
Is there actually anyone left out there who really believes this is all about saving humanity from a killer virus?
Sadly yes.
Bully-boy thugs. Disgraceful.
And we are worried about Russia and the Ukraine😂😂😂😂😂😂
“Unauthorised demonstration.” Surely the whole point of a demonstration is that it has to be unauthorised? Applying for authorisation would be a surefire way to delay or block it.
A photo of Jacinda and her teeth would have been a much more effective deterrent
All credit to Bob Moran
Brilliant little article on CW:
“Bob Moran is back in the cartoon business”
“MANY of you know about the appalling sacking of the brilliant Telegraph cartoonist Bob Moran for posting a hostile tweet directed at a well-known pro-lockdown NHS doctor, for which he publicly apologised. You can read Sally Beck’s report here.
It was only days after he released his heartrending explanation of the family crisis which had driven him to his outburst that the Telegraph finally dismissed him.
So his fans will be thrilled to hear that Bob is free to create his cartoons once more. No, the Telegraph has not reinstated him (their loss) but a philanthropic organisation, The Democracy Fund, is now sponsoring him (and his satirical skills) to produce three cartoons a week which are available for free download for publications such as ours.
A well-deserved good news story which means that from this week we can run a weekly Bob Moran cartoon spot”
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/bob-moran-is-back-in-the-cartoon-business/
Why don’t the protesters say they are from Extinction Rebellion? The police will then provide them with coffee….
I was at the Ottawa protest yesterday (Saturday) morning. Plenty of people again despite the -10C temperatures and blowing snow. Like last Saturday, the vast majority were in a positive frame of mind, laughing and carrying signs and Canadian flags. I would say that there were more younger people this time, including young families with their children, and including a few very young kids in strollers. Everyone was polite and enthusiastic. The bouncy castles had not yet been set up, but I saw a nice play area for the kids with plenty of toy building blocks. Some of the protesters had tables of food, and were handing out free hot chocolate, coffee, and chicken soup for anyone who asked. I’d say the protesters are doing more to feed the hungry over the past 2 to 3 weeks than anyone in the poverty industry has over the past quarter-century. The visible police presence was minimal, although I’m sure the multitude of hidden cameras were working non-stop. I saw a smiling family taking a group selfie beside a parked police car, with the constable inside. A relatively small but well-organized group of counter-protesters arrived as I was leaving. One of them was carrying a hammer and sickle flag, so you know their quality… Read more »
Many thanks for your report.
Best wishes.
At least we now know what kind of music Jacinda listens to.
She used the music intended for her (cancelled) wedding
To those who say it is not a dictatorship I say
Forced medical experiments including on children
House arrest
People held incommunicado in hospitals and care hoes and then murdered by the state
The removal of the right to peaceful protest
State controlled media
Children refused an education
Banned from meeting family
Beatings from the police
Censorship of social media
The intelligence services spying on dissidents
The perversion of science and medicine
Dissidents dismissed from employment
Lying and corruption
The removal of dissidents passports
A network of informants and collaborators
Internal exile and exclusion for dissidents
Look me in the eyes and tell me it’s not a dictatorship
Dictatorships can be benign. Discuss.
This ain’t.
It’s beyond evil.
They will get their just desserts, all being well on this earth, as well as the next.
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Leave Barry Manilow alone! At university in the late 70’s, he was a favourite for some of us. We all loved “When will I see you/ when will our eyes meet/ when will this strong yearning end?” (actual title escapes me), plus Copacaba and Mandy and all the rest. Heck, I might even buy one of his CDs to remind me!
If the protestor have a sense of fun, they should all sing along while waving candles in the air, as if they are in a Barry Manilow concert.
Time in New England, a good one !
Ah, that’s it! Thank you.
Barry Manilow is bad enough, but if they really wanted to shift people they could have played Barry White.
What is it with the name ‘Barry’ that makes people believe they can sing?
(Police) have been steadily pushing back the demonstrators, as some shouted “shame”, “freedom” and “you’re on the wrong side”.
The protestors are shouting exactly the right words. Please keep shouting. Louder – preferably with many more people joining you.
Off topic, but I see that an Olympic skier has collapsed with heart problems. The article in The Express stresses in the stories headline that he had a known heart condition, ya sure.
Both Sky and BBC hosted prominent articles about “the signs you’re having a heart attack” yesterday. The massive rise in cardiac issues linking perfectly with the beginning of mass vaccination is purely down to people suddenly not realising from 2021 onwards that they’re having a heart attack.
Seeing that the police are using music against the freedom crowds, perhaps sport venues could seize the initiative but use it in a positive, healthy way. Playing an upbeat ‘Nellie the elephant’ or ‘Staying alive’ could greatly assist the first aiders when increasingly having to undertake CPR. Altogether now 🎼 🎵 music 🎶…
Like Water, peaceful and beautiful, we will arise and converge.
Every thought, every action, leaves mark.
Everything the oppressors do is to push through, firstly, Digital ID, and secondly, Digital Money.
Their intention is to link the COVID/HIV/(Enter name here..) Digital Pass to a Digital ID and then to a Digital Currency (CBDC).
This will give central bankers absolute control over who holds a unit of currency.
And in order to hold that unit of currency, you must adhere to their rules and regulations.
Example:
Have you injected yourself with the toxic spike protein x times?
What is your CO2 emission?
What is your social credit score?
And so on.
Here is Agustin Carstens, the BIS general manager on CBDC:
https://odysee.com/@NoNewAbnormal:4/BkelcUZeOIBkbiXK:7
Quote:
‘With the CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) the central bank will have absolute control on the rules and regulations that will determine the use of that expression of central bank liability (translation: he means a unit of digital currency), and also we will have the technology to enforce that’
Mass End: https://odysee.com/@FreedomTirade:f/mass.end:c
Dr Mike Yeadon & Robin Monotti: https://t.me/robinmg
Dr Robert Malone: https://t.me/RWMaloneMD
Dr Peter McCullough: https://t.me/PeterMcCullough
This is a clear case of discrimination.
So what, if the truckers are out in minus zero temperatures. Why are they treated to music to raise their spirits?
Why were we not treated in the same way during our largely peaceful protests? A bit of rap would have not gone amiss. It would sure have helped to raise our spirits. If you doubt my sincerity, just try walking a mile in my shoes (off-the-shelf Nikes, actually) while lugging a wide-screen tv: these things maybe getting thinner, but boy do they require guts and commitment to get them home.
And another thing, all those shelves full of Nikes – it’s just not fair. A man can only carry so many boxes at once!
Letters to the Editor – The Conservative Woman the first letter is really interesting. I can vaguely remember reading somewhere that the ‘elite’ said that ‘everyone was in place’.
Dan, this was your friend and mine Bill Gates. I seem to remember there was a video interview with Gates where the interviewer asked Gates what would happen if something serious happened to him. He replied with that vile smirk on his face that it would not matter, as ‘everything was in place’. Sorry, can’t provide a link.
Haha! Had to laugh at the Barry Manilow treatment. Hey there’s a lot worse than old Bazza, I would have quite enjoyed that! LOL Oh, and that should read “Twisted Sister”. Jeez, amateurs or what?? Micron and Turdeau are brothers from another mother. Absolute fuckheads, the pair of them! The main problem is that they both have too many thugs in uniform, sans conscience, working for them. Imagine if more police could grow a pair ( and a moral compass ) and side with the protesters? Now that would be significant!
Barry Manilow? That’s a bit below the belt isn’t it! 😮
I think Ed Sheeran’s worse….never got him at all….or Adele…..greatly overrated, the pair of them, IMHO.
You probably saw James Blunt’s offer of his music if Barry Manilow’s didn’t do the trick!
He’s very amusing.
Barry Manilow should consider taking legal action for breach of copyright against a Government that is advertising to the world that his music ( which many millions of people enjoy) is a useful tool in breaking up protests and demonstrations.
I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if he sided with Ardern. He can’t afford Peter Tatchell’s fate.
Photographs like that always have me humming ‘The Brave Gendarmes’ for some reason.
A good question for University Challenge might be: ‘How many gendarmes in full riot gear does it take to adminster and good baton-beating to an unarmed man who is on his back on the ground?’
Talking about Dissolving Illusions book above and Steve Kirsch comments, the author did a podcast with Jerm last year –
https://jermwarfare.com/blog/dissolving-illusions
worth a listen 😁
Just too concur with many previous posts…. People must read RFKs book on Fauci, to call it a revelation is to under sell it by a huge margin! One thing is apparent from the first chapters, Fauci has managed the NIAID like a Columbian drug cartel, the international web of corruption is staggering.
We all owe an everlasting debt of gratitude to all those the world over who are fighting for our freedoms.
To those few politicians, scientists and doctors who speak truth to power, very often at great personal risk to their careers and even sometimes at the expense of losing their lives, we thank you.
To those ordinary people who, week in week out, give up their free time to protest on our behalf, who very often have to bear the brunt of neighbourly scorn, media slurs and police violence – we thank you.
To the brave and principled children who have stood alone against tyranny in their corrupted halls of learning, often alone and at great personal cost – we thank you.
And to those who have aided and abetted this tyranny, often through no fault of their own, we pray that they not only survive the great evil that has engulfed their lives but come out the other side a better person so that we may offer the hand of friendship and together, unite in common cause to find a new way of governance that really does deliver not only justice and peace, but also ensures that… Read more »
Hear, hear!
Indeed. While I expect Canadians are used to cooler climes, it’s impressive to witness their good cheer as they protest on behalf of all of us amid snowy scenes.
And minus 20-25°C. Hell, I think minus one degree is cold. Minus 20? It doesn’t bare thinking about.
A prayer for our times.
I salute you.
Well said
Interesting that WEF controlled Western governments intend to move towards banning ICE vehicles due to the fake science of AGW, with road transport at a standstill in Canada there’s a taste of what would happen if they did.
Governments have declared war on their own people, by the way that never ends well for governments these WEF sponsored imbecilles are simply too stupid to realise how governments can only govern with the consent of the people, once they lose that it really is over for them.
We could be witnessing the beginning of the end of woke Globalism.
Lets face it not one positive thing has ever come out of that for Western civilisation, the people are growing impatient with their governments, that peaceful protest will now only grow as they slowly withdraw their consent to be governed.
The authoritarian imposition of Net Zero will be the final straw that finishes these Globalist Corporate “owned” imbecilles off for good.
What if that is the point? To discredit national governments. To reduce trust in elected representatives.
I know many people who view announcements from international bodies as more trustworthy than anything from the UK gov. This is especially true for those still assuming the Tories are some nasty party distinct from Labour.
What if the goal is one world government. If I was aiming for that I’d have persuaded clueless politicians to administer millions of injections of experimental drugs too, then clamped down hard on anyone who dissented.
Good point.
One world / Global Government is the aim. Schwab and the DD’s (Davos Deviants) have made this perfectly clear.
Labour has aided and abetted the Tories tyrannical and treacherous behaviour since March 2020. They are as bad as each other.