Towers Back Canadian Truckers

As thousands of Canadian truckers protested a vaccination mandate imposed upon them by the governments of Canada and the United States for cross border travel, several Canadian tow companies showed support for truckers’ blockading the Alberta-Montana border by refusing police orders to tow them. 

According to the Western Standard, a local news source, one company did send some trucks, but none of the drivers followed through in assisting authorities. One of the largest companies in the area told the publication, “We don’t want to get involved, so we won’t be commenting.” 

The Alberta truck blockade is part of the larger Freedom Convoy movement that began in Vancouver and resulted in a major protest in Ottawa, where truckers’ descended upon Parliament Hill, the government center. Meanwhile a slew of other protesters came out in support of the truckers and against the government mandate, which was set for January 15 in Canada and January 22 in the United States. 

The Canadian Trucking Alliance noted that about 10 to 15% of truckers have not been vaccinated, with numbers ranging between 12,000 to 16,000, which will take them off the road. Several conservative members of Parliament who support the truckers, says it puts a burden on truckers when supply chains are strained and have blamed the new mandate for shortages of goods. Although this group was deemed “a fringe minority” by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the large numbers of truckers and protesters who showed up in protest tell a different story.    Sources: https://www.lifesitenews.com/https://www.washingtonpost.com/https://www.breitbart.com/