Traffic disruptions possible in GTA as ‘freedom convoy’ moves through, police say
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Police are warning of possible traffic disruptions in the Greater Toronto Area when the so-called "freedom convoy" makes its way through the region.
Traffic disruptions are possible in the Greater Toronto Area when the so-called “freedom convoy” makes its way through the region, police say.
Ontario Provincial Police said on Twitter Wednesday that disruptions are possible on the Queen Elizabeth Way and highways 403, 401, 427 and 400.
Convoys of truckers are making their way to Ottawa this week to protest COVID-19-related mandates.
They are coming from east and west areas of the country, as well as from southern Ontario where routes are departing from Windsor, Sarnia, Niagara and Toronto on Thursday, according to the organizers’ website.
The website indicates that the convoys will be passing through the Toronto area in the late morning hours, into the afternoon.
The Toronto convoy is scheduled to leave from Vaughan Mills at noon.
The groups are then scheduled to arrive in Kingston Thursday evening and begin heading to Ottawa on Friday.
Organizers of the protest describe the Canadian government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers to avoid quarantine as an example of political overreach resulting in economic harm, arguing the policy hurts small businesses and denies some workers the means to survive.
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