Truck drivers in Alaska rally to support Canadian convoy protesting vaccine mandates

by ALEC SCHEMMEL | The National Desk

Mon, February 7th 2022, 10:18 PM UTC

Vehicles of the protest convoy are seen parked on the Sir John A. Macdonald parkway leading in to downtown Ottawa on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Thousands of antivaccine protesters descended on Canada’s capital of Ottawa in frigid temperatures to protest vaccine mandates, masks and restrictions over the weekend and some remain, blocking traffic around Parliament Hill in what has been the biggest pandemic protest in the country to date. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alberta, Canada, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Thousands of antivaccine protesters descended on Canada’s capital of Ottawa in frigid temperatures to protest vaccine mandates, masks and restrictions over the weekend and some remain, blocking traffic around Parliament Hill in what has been the biggest pandemic protest in the country to date.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vehicles from the protest convoy are parked blocking lanes on a road, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 in Ottawa. Residents of the national capital are again being told to avoid traveling downtown as a convoy of trucks and cars snarl traffic protesting government-imposed vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Vehicles of the protest convoy are seen parked on the Sir John A. Macdonald parkway leading in to downtown Ottawa on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022. Thousands of antivaccine protesters descended on Canada’s capital of Ottawa in frigid temperatures to protest vaccine mandates, masks and restrictions over the weekend and some remain, blocking traffic around Parliament Hill in what has been the biggest pandemic protest in the country to date. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (TND) — Truck drivers in Alaska rallied together Sunday in support of a group of Canadian truckers who have been staunchly protesting vaccine mandates in the nation’s capital of Ottawa.

The event was reportedly dubbed the “Alaska Freedom Convoy,” according to Anchorage Daily News, and it included a rally of truck drivers and supporters alike driving in unison for approximately 15 miles from Anchorage to Eagle River.

The event was organized to stand in solidarity with a group of Canadian truckers and their supporters known as the “Freedom Convoy.”

The convoy has been assembling in Ottawa for roughly the last week and a half to protest a Canadian vaccine mandate, implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border.

The Canadian convoy has garnered criticism since assembling in Ottawa due to some unlawful activity which occurred at the large gathering. Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the assembly “an occupation,” according to USA Today, and one media report called the group’s assembly in Ottawa “reminiscent of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last year.”

The City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency Sunday in response to the ongoing protests, the BBC reported.

In addition, fundraising platform GoFundMe has frozen over $10 million in donations meant for the group.

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The Canadian “Freedom Convoy” is inspiring protests in other countries too, not just the U.S., according to the Toronto Star. From Cyprus, to Argentina, to New Zealand, the entire world is taking notice of what’s going on in Ottawa, and in many cases developing their own protests in support of the Canadian convoy, according to the outlet.

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