Anti-mandate protest in Trenton, Ont. shows support for trucker convoy
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Approximately 100 vehicles made their way from Trenton's Centennial Park to city hall Wednesday morning.
It was a procession of vehicles almost as far as the eye could see leaving Centennial Park to hold a rally in front of Trenton, Ont.’s, municipal offices.
Organizer Curtis Chamberlain says one of the reasons he’s against mandates is because of a family members experience with cancer during the pandemic.
“They weren’t able to have any support with them at all through the whole chemo system and it was just a really hard time for them,” says Chamberlain.
“I’m fully vaccinated but it’s by choice, it was my choice but there’s some people out here that haven’t had a choice and they need to have their voices heard.”
“If you want to get vaccinated I don’t have a problem with that, if you want to wear a mask I don’t have a problem with that,” adds Cory Sager, an organizer from Hastings Rise Up.
“What I have a problem with is being forced to do the same as you because of your fear.”
Many of the protesters say they have been inspired by events playing out in Ottawa.
“I’ve had two vaccines,” says Maureen McKenzie, a Trenton resident.