Over the last two weeks, North American truck drivers (and supporters) set out for the Canadian capital of Ottawa to protest the far-left country’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckersThis culminates in a GatheringA convoy that covered dozens of miles on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people were included with many insisting they’ll be Staying putThey will not be satisfied until all their requests are fulfilled.
This was all of course irrelevant to any of the major broadcast networks. startedOn January 23, CBS, NBC and NBC failed to recognize the massive opposition on their flagship evening or morning newscasts. Though, if they did cover it, it’s safe to say they would be scorned as some sort of far-right invalids.
ABC wasn’t any better. One mention of ABC was Good MOderning America or World News Tonight The former was possible thanks to an 22-second news short by Whit Johnson on January 29
Canada’s capital witnessed a huge protest of vaccine mandates against truck drivers, with approximately 50,000 trucks. They covered more than 40 miles. Drivers who are not Canadian citizens must pass a COVID-19 and be quarantined before driving home from the U.S. According to reports, some truckers hailing from the U.S. joined the protest.
Well, at least Johnson didn’t call them Disgusting, a “fringe minority,” and/or an “insult to truth” like Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did.
Though we at NewsBusters don’t include them in our studies, America This Morning — one of two overnight shows on ABC — had a 23-second brief on Tuesday courtesy of fill-in co-host Andrea Fujii (who happens to be Johnson’s wife):
And in Canada — what started as a convoy of truckers protesting vaccine mandates has grown into a movement with thousands of people rallying against restrictions. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the protesters’ behavior disgusting Monday, the same day he announced he himself tested positive for COVID.
Despite attempts by Trudeau, fellow left-wingers in CanadaPlease see:nd American journalists to stifle this protest (whereas left-wing gatherings were welcomed) and kick dirt on those who help clothe and feed people across North America, it’s received support from other Canadian officials and,In the U.S., backers ranged from other truckers to Republicans (see here and here) to Joe Rogan.
To their credit, the BBC had respectable summary of the movement (click “expand”):
It’s been dubbed the Freedom ConvoyPlease see the following: it’s got the country talking.
The movement was sparked by a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the US-Canada border, implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government earlier this month.
Upset with the new measure that would require unvaccinated Canadian truckers crossing the two nations’ boundary to quarantine once they’ve returned home, a loose coalition of truckers and conservative groups began to organise the cross-country drive that began in western Canada.
It picked up steam and gatClick hered support as it drove east. Many supporters, already opposed to Mr. Trudeau his politics, have grown frustrated with pandemic measures they see as political overreach.
In news footage, social media, and video, trucks were seen cruising down highways with their vehicles, surrounded by cheering crowds. Many people, many waving Canadian flags or signs demeaning Mr. Trudeau, were also present.
Despite warnings of violence and claims from the likes of Toronto’s Global and Mail That “calling the Ottawa protests ‘peaceful’ downplays non-violent danger”They are also present in some repugnant imagesThe BBC also has Nazi symbols and the Confederate Flag. Monday it was “mostly peaceful” aside from “the behaviour of some members of the crowd,” which The Guardian said includes desecratingThe National War Memorial.
Our friends at The have more information about the convoy Daily Caller, Daily WirePlease see the following: FoxNews.comYou can follow this story by following the links.
To see the relevant ABC transcripts from January 29 and February 1, click “expand.”
ABC’s World News Tonight
January 29, 2022
Eastern, 6:49[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Massive Protest]
WHIT JOHNSON – A huge convoy of approximately 50,000 trucks protesting the mandate for vaccines on truck drivers gathered in Canada’s capital. They covered more than 40 miles. Drivers who are not Canadian citizens must pass a COVID-19 and be quarantined before driving home from the U.S. According to reports, some U.S. truckers have joined the protest.
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ABC’s America This Morning
February 1, 2022
Eastern, 4:04 AMANDREA FUJII: And in Canada — what started as a convoy of truckers protesting vaccine mandates has grown into a movement with thousands of people rallying against restrictions. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the protesters’ behavior disgusting Monday, the same day he announced he himself tested positive for COVID.
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