Tennessee Truckers Headed to Northern Border to Support Canadian Counterparts
February 14, 2022 | Tennessee
A group of truckers from Tennessee is traveling to Buffalo, New York, on the Canadian border to show support for their Canadian counterparts, who have been jamming the city of Ottawa and international trade routes in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions.
The group is called “Convoy to Save America.”
“We are a grassroots movement, mamma bears, papa bears, patriots, of all denominations, of all races, of all religions, of all political views. It’s about getting together as Americans, getting away from the divide, and allowing us to be Americans again and free,” Pennie Fay, a member of the group leaving from Nashville, reportedly said.
Reuters reports that several other Convoy to Save America satellites will join the Tennessee group in descending upon Peace Bridge, one of the international crossings between the United States and Canada.
“This weekend is about the Canadians, about supporting them,” Fay reportedly said, “while at the same time bringing attention to the fact that we want the mandates gone. Remove them from state to state. We want a free country.”
The peaceful trucker protest is headed into its third week, and growing.
One group still occupies the Canadian capital of Ottawa…. (Excerpts from Star News Network)
