What is the “Freedom Convoy”?

The “Freedom Convoy” began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers. Protesters have paralyzed downtown Ottawa since late Jan. 2022, with some participants waving US Confederate or Nazi flags and some saying they want to dissolve Canada’s government. The “Freedom Convoy” organizers say they will not leave until the vaccine mandates are ended._x000D_

Who’s funding the Freedom Convoy?

_x000D_The blockade has relied partly on funding from the United States. GoFundMe took down the Freedom Convoy’s donation page, angering some US Republican lawmakers who pledged to investigate the move by the website. Former US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed support for the protesters. Ottawa declared a state of emergency on Feb. 6, 2022. An Angus Reid Institute survey of 1,620 Canadians, conducted between Jan. 27 and Jan. 31, indicates that 78% of Canadians are worried American politics will affect their country’s economy and security.