After the cross-country “Freedom Convoy” made its way to Ottawa on Jan. 29 for its ongoing protest, other convoys are converging on other cities this weekend, notably Quebec City and Toronto, to call for the end of pandemic restrictions. Participants from Quebec’s remote northeastern region of Côte-Nord started arriving in Quebec City on Thursday and staged an initial protest, and convoys from other regions of the province arrived Friday evening. Bernard Gauthier, an organizer of the protest in Quebec, told Théovox Actualités on Thursday that the reason for organizing local actions was not to split the movement, but rather to allow people who could not make it to Ottawa to get involved. “Thank you to the families, we’re doing this for you, and you’re getting involved,” he said. “Please come see us tomorrow, come show support.” Quebec Premier François Legault told reporters Friday he would not tolerate a repeat of …
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