Juno News - February 12, 2022


What do the truckers think of Ontario's state of emergency？


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In response to the protests behind me, as well as the blockade in Windsor, Ontario, Premier Doug Ford declared a provincial state of emergency, which puts the truckers behind me at risk of a fine or even jail time if they continue blocking these roads. So today, I will go and speak to protesters here and get their thoughts on the Premier's announcement.

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00:00:00.640 Hi, I'm Ili Capet-Nartel here for True North in downtown Ottawa on this Friday evening.
00:00:06.320 The truckers behind me have been blocking Wellington Street for two weeks now,
00:00:10.640 demanding that the federal government and provincial governments and all COVID-19 restrictions and
00:00:15.440 mandates. In response to the protests behind me, as well as the blockade in Windsor, Ontario,
00:00:20.640 Premier Doug Ford declared a provincial state of emergency, which puts the truckers behind me
00:00:25.840 at risk of a fine or even jail time if they continue blocking these roads. So today,
00:00:31.440 I will go and speak to protesters here and get their thoughts on the Premier's announcement.
00:00:36.240 So what do you think of Doug Ford's state of emergency, which, you know,
00:00:38.880 the truckers could be put in jail. They're fined $100,000. I think it's a scare tactic. I mean,
00:00:45.760 they could try, I guess, but I don't think anyone's taking it seriously. I think they're here for the
00:00:51.440 long haul. Too much love out here to be throwing people in prison.
00:01:02.720 This is outrageous. You know, what would you think about it? What do you say? I say that this is
00:01:10.880 wrong. This is basically like crushing the liberty of the individuals. It's just, it's just something
00:01:19.600 that it's kind of childish. They come up with some, you know, random measures, random things that will
00:01:28.880 threaten the guys to leave the place, pretty much. You know, it's a scare tactic. What else can it be?
00:01:34.560 So, but would the people that are here budge? No. They came here very determined. Like, if you come here,
00:01:43.200 look at them. They're, they're not scared. Moi, je pense que le monde se soutienne tellement. On est
00:01:48.880 tellement plein d'amour. C'est tellement un gros mouvement que je pense pas que ça arrive. Je pense pas qu'il y ait des…
00:01:54.480 On demande un débat. Fait que, d'après moi, il va y avoir un débat. On demande pas grand-chose. C'est pas,
00:02:00.160 oui, la baisse de tous les… de toutes les mesures, là. Mais quand même, s'il y a pas ça, on demande juste un débat. Fait que, moi,
00:02:08.480 je pense qu'on va se rendre sans agressivité, sans rien d'autre qu'on va prendre un débat.
00:02:12.720 Is he gonna deal and unlock up every single truck driver in Canada? Does he not have shame? Has he been
00:02:19.600 here? Has he walked with the people? Has he come over here and, and been with the crowd that's here? The
00:02:27.200 nice, wonderful people, the peace and love. Has he been here? That's my question. He should come here
00:02:32.960 direct if he's a man. So, as you saw, the people didn't agree with Doug Ford's decision to
00:02:37.760 enact a state of emergency. A lot of people stated how peaceful and loving this event has been,
00:02:42.160 and I can confirm that that is true. To all the people I spoke tonight, even those who didn't want
00:02:46.480 to be interviewed, I had great conversations. This is really a friendly event with a lot of
00:02:51.840 patriotic Canadians who simply want their freedoms back. So, for True North, Amélie Quentin Nantel.