Truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Rolls Through Prairies En Route to Vaccine Mandate Protest in Ottawa

Truckers and supporters depart on a cross-country convoy destined for Ottawa to protest a federal vaccine mandate for truckers, in Delta, B.C., on Jan. 23, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A large convoy of trucks heading to Ottawa to protest the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on truck drivers is rolling through Alberta today and set to arrive in Regina this afternoon.

The “Freedom Convoy 2022,” which started from northern British Columbia on Jan. 22, arrived in Calgary, Alb., late on Jan. 23. The convoy will continue making its way through the province on Jan. 24, stopping in Medicine Hat, Swift Current, and then Regina en route to its final destination in Ottawa.