Winnipeg Vehicle Attack on Trucker Protesters a Warning for Politicians, Legacy Media to Calm the Situation

Winnipeg Vehicle Attack on Trucker Protesters a Warning for Politicians, Legacy Media to Calm the Situation
People rally against provincial and federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions outside the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg on Feb. 4, 2022. The Canadian Press/John Woods
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Canadians were horrified when video footage of a car careening through pedestrians at a Winnipeg protest began making the rounds on the internet. We couldn’t help but be reminded of the scene from Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 when James Alex Fields killed one and injured dozens as he plowed his car into a densely packed protest. Thankfully, while four people were injured in the Winnipeg attack, nobody was killed.