‘We Just Want Our Freedom’: Protesters at Windsor-Detroit Border Crossing Say They Will Continue Blockade

Protesters demonstrate against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions during a blockade of the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont., on Feb. 9, 2022. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images
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WINDSOR, Ont.—Windsor resident Sue Samir says she has “suffered greatly” from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, losing her job because she refused to be fully vaccinated and not getting any unemployment benefits because of her choice.

She says she suffered major side effects after getting a first dose of COVID-19 vaccination, so she didn’t want to get a second dose.  She is now protesting along with many others at the Ambassador Bridge, setting up a vehicle convoy blocking the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing.