Truck convoy rolls through Winnipeg protesting vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions
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A truck convoy heading to Ottawa in protest of COVID-19 vaccination mandates and pandemic restrictions rolled through Winnipeg Tuesday afternoon.
A truck convoy heading to Ottawa in protest of COVID-19 vaccination mandates and pandemic restrictions rolled through Winnipeg Tuesday afternoon.
Supporters of the convoy lined up on the shoulder of the Trans-Canada Highway near the Flying J in Headingley as the vehicles started passing through the city.
"This mandate, what they're doing here, is affecting so many people," said Ward Omchinski, a former trucker.
"They're affecting the lives, they're affecting the livelihood, they're taking away jobs from people. It's time to stop."
The convoy started in British Columbia on Monday and is scheduled to arrive in Ottawa on Saturday.
The convoy is protesting a mandate requiring all travellers, including truck drivers, crossing the U.S.-Canada border to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The rule took effect for Canada on Jan. 15 and on Jan. 22 for the United States.
Supporters of the convoy call the mandate 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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