Canada's Trudeau moves to stop blockades by opponents of vaccine mandates, pandemic restrictions
OTTAWA, Canada — Seated in an 18-wheeler, Tyler Armstrong vowed Monday that he would not vacate his coveted parking space in front of Canada's Parliament building until COVID-19 vaccination mandates and other pandemic restrictions were lifted.
His big rig is among scores of trucks and other vehicles that have been parked on Ottawa's so-called Parliament Hill for more than two weeks as part of a protest against government measures meant to contain COVID-19.
"We'll stay here as long as we have to," said Armstrong, 25, as his girlfriend, Ashley Wapshaw, 26, nodded in agreement. "This is about freedom."
The self-styled "Freedom Convoy" has largely paralyzed the Canadian capital and — along with allied blockades on Canadian border crossings
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