How the Government’s Response to Freedom Convoy Differed From Its Approach With Other Protests in Canada

Protesters against the Coastal GasLink pipeline block an entrance to the B.C. legislature in Victoria before the throne speech on Feb. 11, 2020. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

News Analysis

Just before COVID-19 became the major crisis of the past two years, Canada was in the midst of grappling with railroad blockades by opponents of a pipeline development project in B.C. in early 2020. The weeks-long blockades crippled freight and passenger rail traffic in most of Eastern Canada.