The Truckers for Freedom Convoy rolls into Ottawa and the streets of the city are packed with people from all over the country. They want the federal government to know that they re here and they re ready to make their voice heard.
00:00:00.160Hey, it's Andrew Lawton with True North. We are on Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa in front of Centre Block for the Truckers for Freedom convoy.
00:00:08.960It hasn't even started yet and this place is packed. We've got trucks lining Wellington Street. We'll show those in just a moment.
00:00:15.780We've got people from all over the country here and the message is a very simple one. It's not about violence, it's not about white supremacy, it's not about extremism.
00:00:23.940Well, I mean, if you watch the CBC or listen to Justin Trudeau, it is. No, it's about freedom. It's a very simple message, it's a very unifying message and it's one that the people here are making sure is known.
00:00:35.240I'm just going to get you to look at just the lineup of trucks. Now, this is before the convoy has even officially rolled into Ottawa and it's going all down Wellington Street.
00:00:44.220People were honking all night long last night, got a little bit of sleep and then it started again early this morning.
00:00:49.780And what's happening here is people from all over the country are saying they're done with vaccine mandates, they're done with a lot of the unscientific COVID responses and they want the federal government to know that they're here and they're going to be heard.
00:01:02.940We'll have lots more reports for the rest of the day. Andrew Lawton from True North, live from the Truckers for Freedom convoy. Keep tuned.