After Two Days to Flatten the Bouncy Castle, Canada Needs a New Constitution

A protester wearing a Canadian flag takes a photo of children playing in an inflatable bouncy castle on Wellington Street across from Parliament’s West Block during the Freedom Convoy demonstration in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

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After crowds cheered them on from overpasses and at truck stops from one end of the country to the other, the Freedom Convoy arrived at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 29 to protest COVID vaccine mandates. Thousands of supporters joined them to wave Canadian flags, dance in the snow, play street hockey, and cheer speeches delivered from a flatbed truck. Kids played in a bouncy castle and on hay bales.