A year after the caravan of trucks, three participants remember

Amélie Sirois, mother and Ottawa resident

With a smile on her lips and eyes, Amélie Sirois recalls in her interview this first weekend of the convoy to Ottawa on January 29 and 30, 2022, which she participated in to cancel the vaccination obligation.

Amélie Sirois was then 16 months pregnant with her son when the COVID-19 vaccination campaign began. She had chosen not to receive this vaccine during her pregnancy and was unsure whether her newborn would receive the vaccine in the medium term.

With the introduction of vaccination passports, she feared her son would be unable to participate in activities such as the swimming lessons he is currently taking if he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. I wanted my son to be able to participate in civic life like everyone elseAmélie Sirois explains.

That’s how he came to participate in demonstrations on the first weekend of the convoy in Ottawa. She told herself that she would at least try to get her son’s name heard.

The show was like a balm for him, especially since he saw himself as the black sheep of his surroundings. It felt great to be around people who didn’t judge mehe continues.

” It felt good to be in a different group […] and don’t feel like a black sheep. All the sheep are finally together! »

According to him, did the caravan affect the health measures of governments? fun de croire que oui. Aucun politicien, personne qui écrit les politiques, n’a admis que, en effet, c’est à cause de la pression subite à cause du convoi”,”text”:”Peut-être que cela a joué un rôle. Ça serait le fun de croire que oui. Aucun politicien, personne qui écrit les politiques, n’a admis que, en effet, c’est à cause de la pression subite à cause du convoi”}}”>Maybe that played a role. That would be it fun to believe so. Not a single politician or policy writer admitted that it was indeed a sudden pressure due to the convoy.Amélie Sirois reckons.

I hope it’s over, but we’re still in a pandemic [et] we still have the same decision makersHighlights Ottawa.

Brian DerksenThe truck driver who never left Ottawa

the The truck driver who never left Ottawathat’s what he calls himself Brian DerksenA man originally from British Columbia claiming to be in Ottawa 28 ou le29″,”text”:”le28 ou le29″}}”>28 or 29 January 2022, at the start of the convoy.

Brian Derksen believes the truck caravan movement has won its bet since its existence in Ottawa.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Frédéric Pepin

A year later Mr. Derksen still fighting in the federal capital. Why? Because we are still struggling with the same problemsspear Brian Derksen, English.

Profile Facebook the latter include public publications opposing COVID-19 vaccines, health measures and the Trudeau government. During his interview with Radio-Canada, he said several times that he does not believe in the existence of a pandemic or even of COVID-19.

Anyone who claims to have been working in the trucking industry for a long time knows that convoy traffic of trucks won his bet. Can you imagine where they were going before we got here? But where would we be now?

British Columbian Brian Derksen has been in Ottawa since late January 2022, where he arrived to participate in the truck convoy.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Frédéric Pepin

Like many supporters of Convoy, Brian Derksen believes Justin Trudeau’s federal government overstepped its authority and jurisdiction by implementing health measures against COVID-19, even though most events were canceled when protesters arrived in Ottawa.

OK, nous les avons ralentis, mais nous ne les avons pas arrêtés. Et qu’est-ce qui nous garantit qu’ils ne vont pas tout recommencer?”,”text”:”Maintenant, un an plus tard… Qu’est-ce qui a été résolu? OK, nous les avons ralentis, mais nous ne les avons pas arrêtés. Et qu’est-ce qui nous garantit qu’ils ne vont pas tout recommencer?”}}”>Now, a year later… What is resolved? okay, we slowed them down, but we didn’t stop them. And what guarantees us that they won’t start all over again? believes

James Bauderone of the organizers of the convoy

On the contrary Brian Derksenone of the organizers of the convoy James Bauder not sure if there is movement the winner his battle and something to celebrate a year later.

As for the Rouleau commission, James Bauder urged journalists to “get lawyers,” then vowed to sue several media outlets, including the CBC, before a judge. (File image)

Photo: The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

We have not yet had a government that held a round table as we requested from the beginningsays sir. Bauder In an interview with Radio-Canada in English.

the president of Commonwealth of Canada he says he’s still waiting for an investigation into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last November, the founder of the Reform Party of Canada, Preston Manningannounced his intention to create an independent national citizen survey on the subject.

The purpose of the study will be to evaluate the implications of federal decisions related to COVID-19 and make recommendations. A thorough investigation is neededclaims James Baudersupports this initiative.

d’exposer tout ceci– n’est pas passé inaperçu par les bonnes personnes au Canada qui l’amèneront à un autre niveau, professionnellement parlant”,”text”:”Il y a donc encore du travail à faire pour mettre en lumière ces audiences et vraiment les élever à un autre niveau, afin que les gens sachent que le travail acharné que nous avons fait à Ottawa –d’exposer tout ceci– n’est pas passé inaperçu par les bonnes personnes au Canada qui l’amèneront à un autre niveau, professionnellement parlant”}}”>So there’s still work to be done to shine a light on these hearings and really take them to another level so that people know that the hard work that we’ve done in Ottawa – exposing all of this – has not rightly gone unnoticed. People who will take it to another level, professionally speaking, in Canadasays sir. Bauder.

With information from Frederic Pepin