In photos: Trucker convoy converges on Ottawa on Saturday
Ottawa police and businesses prepare for a convoy of protesters demanding an end to vaccine mandates that began converging on the country’s capital on Saturday, without knowing when the protest will end and with questions about the motives of some involved.
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Thousands of supporters arrive at Parliament Hill for the Freedom Truck Convoy to protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Ottawa on Saturday,LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images
Protestors stand on a trailer carrying logs as part of the convoy protesting vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers in Ottawa.PATRICK DOYLE/Reuters
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Supporters arrive at Parliament Hill for the Freedom Truck Convoy to protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Ottawa.LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images
Supporters wave flags on an overpass in Kanata, Ont., as a trucker convoy makes its way to Parliament Hill in Ottawa to protest against vaccine mandates for truckersFrank Gunn/The Canadian Press
Trucks sit parked on Wellington Street near the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa as truckers and their supporters take part in a convoy to protest vaccine mandates.PATRICK DOYLE/Reuters
People participate in a cross-country truck convoy protesting vaccine mandates at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Hundreds of truckers arrived in Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy" to protest vaccine mandates required to cross the US border.LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images
A counter protester holds a sign promoting vaccines as others wave flags during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
People wave from their sunroof during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Wellington Street in Ottawa.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
People make their way down Wellington Street to front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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Hundreds of truckers and their supporters protest vaccine mandates required to cross the US border in Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy"LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images
Counter protestors stand across from Parliament Hill as truckers take part in a convoy to protest vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers in Ottawa.PATRICK DOYLE/Reuters
People and vehicles fill Wellington Street near Parliament Hill in Ottawa during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
A person holds a sign for the "Freedom Convoy" as supporters rally against COVID-19 restrictions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
People stand and wave flags on top of a logging truck parked on Wellington Street near Parliament Hill during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Protesters participating in a cross-country truck convoy protesting vaccine mandates walk between trucks parked near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
People look down on trucks parked on Wellington Street during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions in downtown Ottawa.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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Supporters of the Freedom Convoy protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in front of Parliament Hill on Saturday.LARS HAGBERG/AFP/Getty Images