Protests against epidemiological restrictions in Canada continue
In Ottawa the Freedom demonstration this weekend was peaceful, but in Calgary protesters and counter-protesters clashed.
About 100 demonstrators gathered on February 26 on the corner of Wellington Street and Booth Street in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, where a truckers' strike continued for three weeks, causing Prime Minister Trudeau to briefly declare a state of emergency across the country. The Freedom Convoy organizers and participants are still being tried, the city is counting the damages, but the protesters are not giving up and are still demanding the abolition of compulsory vaccinations and the mask regime.
Residents of downtown Ottawa, who had already filed a class action lawsuit against the troublemakers during an uninterrupted three-week demonstration, gathered the same day to discuss further action — but elsewhere, in Minto Park. In Calgary, province of Alberta, the counter-protesters acted more decisively: 35 people stood in the way of the weekly march, raising signs reading "Go Home," "Read a Book," "I Love Health Workers" and "#FreeDumb," which can be translated as "Free Idiots."
In recent months thousands of people have taken to the streets of Calgary every Saturday to protest against public health measures COVID-19 and the federal government. It has already been announced that as of March 1, most of the restrictions, including the mask regime, have been lifted, but still hundreds of people joined the protest march.
Despite the presence of police officers, one of the protesters threw a smoke bomb at the counter-protesters as they passed by. Residents of Calgary believe that life in the city has become less safe because of the constant demonstrations, and call the protesters selfish, but have not yet reached the point of filing a lawsuit.
