The protests were linked to concerns over personal freedoms and government overreach. Mainly related to COVID-19 mandates and stay at home recommendations.

Supporters saw the movement as a grassroots stand for liberty against government overreach.

*edit the freedom convoy organised 3 years ago in 2022 as pointed out by commenter’s.

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      Well I hear a lot about Trump removing freedoms, I just never see specifics so I still have no idea.

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        Dude, specifics are in every news article.

        Here is a whole tracker from Columbia to break down all the different ways he has been violating people’s rights:

        https://trumphumanrightstracker.law.columbia.edu/

        I’m answering you in good faith because I think you are being sincere, but I am also a bit flabbergasted that you have somehow managed to avoid hearing about all this. I wish I knew less—the horrible facts just keep jumping into my sphere of awareness whether I like it or not.

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          Well I think the problem is some are really bad, like the interrogations of journalists, but then you see things like “Trump proclamation bars immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare”.

          Its these latter ones really muddying the water, and I assume people write it all off as hyberbole.