The Freedom Convoy, the Left and the Canadian State w/ Prof. Roberta Lexier and organizer James Hutt (G&R 141)

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · Feb 22, 2022 · 1h 13m

For a month, a group of truckers, anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers and various elements of Canada's far right occupied the streets around Canada's capital in Ottawa. They've also occupied border crossings between Canada and the U.S. The so-called "Freedom Convoy" has demanded everything from an end to vaccine mandates and mask mandates to the jailing of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They've targeted Canada's liberal ruling class, but have disrupted and harassed the lives of Ottawa residents. Police and the Conservative Party either have stood by or been in active support

This past week…