'Freedom Convoy' gather at Quebec border crossings ahead of protest on Parliament Hill
CTV
Quebec truckers who disagree with mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19 are gathering at several Canada-U.S. border crossings as they get ready to join the so-called 'Freedom Convoy.'
Starting Jan. 15, COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory for all truckers entering Canada from the U.S., which also does not allow unvaccinated Canadian truckers to cross the border.
The protesters were expected to start their gatherings "before dawn" at the border crossings of Saint-Théophile in Chaudière-Appalaches, Stanstead in the Eastern Townships and Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle in the Montérégie.
As of 9:40 a.m., a handful of protesters were at the Lacolle border.
The plan, according to a Facebook page called "Freedom convoy 2022," is to then drive to the area of Highway 40 in Vaudreuil, west of Montreal, before heading to Ottawa.
