Several people on Monday (January 31, 2022) continued to protest in Canada's capital Ottawa against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Covid-19 vaccine mandates. They have been protesting a recent rule that required truckers entering Canada to be fully immunised against the coronavirus.
Dozens of trucks and other vehicles have jammed up the Canadian capital Ottawa since Friday and thousands have also descended upon Parliament Hill to complain about the vaccine mandates and masking requirements. (Photo: Reuters)
Protest organisers have called for the elimination of all Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. (Photo: Reuters)
Ottawa police told reporters on Monday that the number of protestors had fallen significantly from Sunday. (Photo: Reuters)
Ottawa police said negotiations with organizers were continuing to ensure the rest left as soon as possible. (Photo: Reuters)
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, said that Canadians were shocked and quite frankly disgusted by the behaviour displayed by some people in Ottawa. (Photo: Reuters)
"I want to be clear. We are not intimated by those who hurl insults and abuse at small businesses and steal from the homeless. We won't give in to those who fly racist flags. We won't cave to those who engage in vandalism or dishonour the memory of our veterans," Justin Trudeau said on Monday. (File photo: Reuters)