Please join me to support the Truckers in Ottawa standing up for our health freedom. There are now Freedom Convoys all over the world thanks to our Canadian Truckers. We should be extremely proud of them. They deserve our support locally. Please spread the word.
I will be there from 1pm to 2pm. If you want to arrive earlier or later by all means let me know at gknittl@sympatico.ca and I will try and help you co-ordinate so you have somebody with you.
We tend to walk around Lawrence and Markham within one traffic light of the intersection in any of the 4 directions, if only to keep warm. If you don't see anyone, stand at the corner of Markham and Lawrence and look for one or more people holding signs in each of the 4 directions. For some reason we usually gravitate to the plaza on the north west side that contains the Healthy Planet.
Parking: there is a huge parking lot at Cedarbrae Mall
Please bring a sign and flyers if you have them. The forecast is for a high of -10C so please dress warmly especially hands, feet, and head. It helps to have your sign on a string around your neck so you don’t have to hold it. Healthy Planet is usually welcoming if you need to warm up. I personally wear a mask when I go in so as not to put them on the spot with respect to enforcement.
Please be aware that the lockdown limits outdoor gatherings to 10 people. I’m not aware of any scientific evidence behind this rule, but I’m not looking for legal entanglements. There are the four corners of the intersection, the entrance to the Healthy Planet plaza, the parking lot at Cederbrae Mall etc. There is lots of room to productively fan out and reach more people at that intersection if we hit the limit…
If you prefer to protest downtown please see https://thelibertyclub.ca/events/2022-01-29/ . If anyone knows of any other protests in Toronto or in Scarborough on Saturday feel free to add them in the comments or even better let Danna at TheLibertyClub@protonmail.com know about your protest.