Truckers protesting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border drivers and supporters from other parts of the country will start rolling into the Ottawa area on Friday. It’s not clear how many will take part in a “freedom rally” planned for Saturday on Parliament Hill, but Ottawa police are making plans to deal with thousands of demonstrators. Crowds lined highway overpasses in the Toronto area Thursday to show their support for a protest that has attracted people with extreme, far-right views, raising fears tomorrow’s rally could turn violent.
