OTTAWA—After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lashed out at protesters in Ottawa who have been demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates, suggesting they are racist or hateful, some protesters say they feel greatly offended.
Bal Tiwana, an Indo-Canadian who works in real estate in Calgary, said he drove 37 hours straight with his wife and young son to take part in the protest.
“I was really, really disgusted,” Tiwana told The Epoch Times regarding Trudeau’s characterization of the protests.
“I went back to the hotel and made a brand new sign to show that this isn’t about white supremacy,” he said, while holding a sign that mockingly says, “Do I look like a white supremacist to you?” and another sign that reads, “Freedom is not a minority opinion!”
Alberta business owner Dallas Reamey said the prime minister’s words and those of certain media outlets were “very disheartening.”
“This is a Canadian movement,” he said. “It’s not an anti-vax movement.”
Reamey described the tremendous support he saw for the protest convoy along the way from Calgary—a five-day journey.
“This is the most beautiful thing we’ve ever been a part of,” he said.
