Trudeau slams ‘Freedom Convoy’ for ‘hateful rehtoric,’ prefers to support BLM protesters

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the “Freedom Convoy” trucking protest against a vaccine mandate as spewing “hateful rhetoric,” while speaking fondly of the Black Lives Matter protests.

“I have attended protests and rallies in the past. When I agreed with the goals, when I supported the people expressing their concerns and their issues, Black Lives Matter is an excellent example of that,” Trudeau said Monday at a virtual news conference.

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“But I have also chosen to not go anywhere near protests that have expressed hateful rhetoric, violence toward fellow citizens. And a disrespect, not just of science, but of the frontline health workers and quite frankly, the 90% of truckers who have been doing the right thing to keep Canadians safe, to put food on our tables. Canadians know where I stand. This is a moment for responsible leaders to think carefully about where they stand and who they stand with,” he continued.

The protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful, according to local news reports and videos of the scenes out of Ottawa.

Police in Ottawa, however, said they are investigating possible criminal charges after protesters allegedly urinated on the National War Memorial, danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and used the statue of Canadian athlete Terry Fox to display a sign reading, “Mandate Freedom.” – READ MORE