Anger spreads over Govt-19 restrictions

It calls itself the “Convoy of Independence” and after its recent appearance in Canada, the protest movement has spread to France and New Zealand. He also warned that he would arrive in Belgium soon.

The demonstration, created by thousands of drivers of trucks and other vehicles, began as a rejection of Justin Trudeau’s government’s demand that truckers be fully vaccinated against Govt-19 to cross the border with the United States.

Otherwise, these workers must isolate themselves by submitting a test for the virus. Outraged by the move, thousands have blocked the streets of the capital, Ottawa, and other Canadian cities and roads leading to the border since Jan. 28.

There was confusion Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency on February 6. The police also demanded additional agents in the situation he described as “out of control”.

Obstacles and their incessant sounds disturbed the residents. On Monday, February 7, Ontario High Court Judge Hugh McLean ordered the speakers to calm down with immediate effect.Thunder noise can cause irreversible long-term hearing loss, but resistance persists.

“We’re all tired”

From the original resistance to vaccine requirements, the movement of truckers evolved into a broader resistance against all the restrictions associated with the Govt-19 and the liberal Trudeau government and highlighted the control of the epidemic around the world.

“We are all tired,” said the Prime Minister of the province of Quebec Franோois Legalt, who announced in mid-March that he would remove most of the restrictions related to the epidemic and stressed that the number of people hospitalized for the virus was declining. .

About 80 percent of Canadians aged five and over are fully vaccinated against the corona virus. Recent studies, however, show that frustration with health-related barriers is on the rise.

Opponent John Howley-White said, “I oppose the wearing of masks. All distance operations, closure of restaurants (…) and vaccination should be a decision between a person and their doctor, not the government.”

So far, 22 people have been arrested and authorities have opened 79 criminal investigations, Canadian police said on Feb. 9.

In the aftermath of the snowball, anti-Canadians found copies of solidarity abroad, where many were exhausted by the two-year limit and called for a return to normal independence.

The “convoy of freedom” is taking place in France

Inspired by protesters in Canada, dozens of people on motorcycles and cars in Nice, France waved Canadian and French flags on Wednesday demanding an end to the restrictions imposed by Covit-19.

Protesters said they would be coming to Paris and later to the EU headquarters in Brussels, among other things, to demand the removal of the ban on entry into public places without a vaccine permit. .

“Many people do not understand why there is a vaccine pass in France,” said a man who helped coordinate the convoy from Nice, refusing to give himself his last name, identifying himself as ‘Denise’.

“Our job is to communicate with Europe that implementing the Health Pass until 2023 is something that our fellow citizens cannot understand,” he added.

Precisely, in the last few hours, the French government’s spokesman Gabriel Attel has said that the so-called health passport for access to most public places in late March or early April could be removed.

Atal said “the (health) situation is expected to improve to the point where it is ready to take the latest steps.”

Unlike Canada, truck drivers in France do not currently join the mobilization. Since 2018, many so-called “yellow underwear” protesters, who have been dissatisfied with Emmanuel Macron’s management policies, have begun to meet in cities such as Brest, Berbignon, Lily and Strasbourg. , They go from there to Paris.

New Zealand: Protesters besiege outside parliament

Meanwhile, protesters from all over New Zealand gathered outside the parliament building in the capital, Wellington, ahead of Prime Minister Jacinta Arden’s first speech this year.

A convoy of trucks and motor homes blocked the streets near the assembly, from where they raised their voices against the Govt-19 operation.

Artern assured that these protests did not represent the opinion of the majority of the citizens of his country. “I think it’s wrong to somehow classify what we see on the outside as representative of the majority. The majority of New Zealanders have tried too hard to keep each other safe,” he said.

Activists have been holding banners such as “Freedom” and vows to camp outside parliament until restrictions are lifted.

Promises that dissatisfaction will spread further. Calls for organizing similar protests in Europe and other cities in the United States have multiplied on social media.

With AFP and Reuters