Ottawa’s city centre is once again filled with the sound of honking and chanting as thousands of truckers and others opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health restrictions gathered near Parliament Hill on Sunday for a second full day of protests.
Organizers have planned a prayer service led by Henry Hildebrandt, an Ontario pastor whose church was forcibly closed last year after public health orders were violated. They’re also set to hold a news conference on Sunday afternoon.
The protest was initially focused on the federal government’s vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers, but it has expanded into a larger movement against broader public health measures
