Western Standard - February 07, 2022


Coutts truckers demand Trudeau and Kenney end mandates


Episode Stats

Length

2 minutes

Words per Minute

161.94994

Word Count

330

Sentence Count

20


Summary

The people have spoken. This is not about which side you are on or political clout. This fight is for the freedoms of all. There can be no compromise of our fundamental human rights. We call on Canadians to rise up and peacefully take back our freedoms.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Good afternoon, protesters, truckers, farmers, tradesmen, Albertans, and all Canadians.
00:00:05.740 We want to start off by thanking everybody for the support we have received in the last week.
00:00:10.120 From anonymous donations, food, fuel, and other essential items, we are overwhelmed by all the support.
00:00:16.300 The RCMP continues to blockade Highway 4 at Milk River, which has created logistical struggles for us to get essential services to the truckers at Coutts.
00:00:24.180 We call on the RCMP to allow unrestricted flow of traffic to support the peaceful protests at Coutts.
00:00:31.760 Over the last two years, Canadians have watched as the civil liberties of all have been systematically eroded.
00:00:37.720 We watched as our seniors were isolated and our kids were masked.
00:00:41.600 We watched as our working class was abused and coerced into experimental vaccinations for the sake of public safety.
00:00:47.980 While using emergency powers, our provincial and federal governments, with the assistance of health departments, have systematically taken away our rights and freedoms.
00:00:57.640 We, the people, call on Jason Kenney and Justin Trudeau to immediately stop and retract all provincial and federal mandates and emergency health measures.
00:01:07.060 To all our doctors, nurses, paramedics, truckers, government employees, and all others who have lost their jobs or whose freedoms to choose have been taken away, we hear you.
00:01:18.300 To our seniors, our veterans, and all those who have given everything for this great country, we stand with you in this fight against government overreach.
00:01:27.060 And to our children, so loved and precious, most of them unaware that we are in the fight of our life, you are the reason we cannot fail.
00:01:38.060 We call on the Premier to do the right thing. The people have spoken. This is not about which side you are on or political clout. This fight is for the freedoms of all.
00:01:48.260 Albertans and Canadians, there can be no compromise of our fundamental human rights. We call on Canadians to rise up and peacefully take back our freedoms. Thank you.