🧵:As a growing group of truckers and supporters make their way to Ottawa in a protest against vaccine mandates, experts say the rhetoric online concerning the convoy is getting increasingly worrisome. bit.ly/3rakVEB
A group of truckers and concerned citizens began a cross-country trip to Ottawa over the weekend, in protest of vaccine mandates in the country. The groups expect to arrive in Ottawa this Saturday. bit.ly/3rakVEB
The movement has since gathered steam nationwide. Some experts believe that while some involved genuinely see vaccine mandates as government overreach, other groups and individuals have a long history of very overheated rhetoric. bit.ly/3rakVEB
Kurt Phillips, founder of Anti-Racist Canada, told CTVNews.ca he’s seen people online calling the convoy Canada’s version of the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, for the truckers to ram their trucks into Parliament. bit.ly/3rakVEB
Peter Smith, a journalist working with the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, says he’s seen people using the movement to accuse politicians of pedophilia and to accuse the government of being illegitimate. bit.ly/3rakVEB
The rhetoric has engulfed some politicians. Former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer called PM Justin Trudeau the “biggest threat to freedom in Canada,” while PPC Leader Maxime Bernier called Canada’s COVID-19 measures “fascist” and “authoritarian.” bit.ly/3rakVEB
Organizers for the convoy insist they are abiding the laws and intend for a peaceful rally in Ottawa this weekend. bit.ly/3rakVEB
As of Tuesday evening, more than $4.5 million has been raised for the trucker convoy through GoFundMe, though the funds have been temporarily frozen. ctvnews.ca/politics/funds…
@CTVNews Especially when it won't cost them a penny to get vaccinated
@CTVNews Weird. They seem so organized lol...
@CTVNews We appreciate what truckers do , this sounds like a antivaccer movement, then anything else . Their own Union does not sanction this convoy . Beginning to look like a forum for a hole bunch of head cases. Take the GFM $’s and donate to over run hospitals full of unvaccinated !!