the protest was one of several held on monday across canada, to protest vaccination policies that some protesters see as “coercive,” according to one sign. “leave our kids alone,” “big pharma, bad karma,” and “if they win on the forced jabs, we all lose,” said others.
unlike protesters at an earlier similar protest that began outside vancouver general hospital and drew wide condemnation for targeting health care workers and impeding ambulances and patients, these protesters remained near city hall as police officers stood nearby. there was a smaller, earlier protest at the b.c. supreme court downtown.
passing motorists honked, shouting out encouragement or raising a fist, or, in at least one case, the a-ok plus the three finger salute that is associated with the white power movement. but a number of honking motorists held up a middle finger as they passed or yelled, in one case, an opinion they were “all pieces of s—t.”
speakers addressed the crowd, asserting the pandemic doesn’t exist, people aren’t dying from covid any more than they would from the flu, that public health orders weren’t backed by any provincial law and that the media were spreading misinformation and lies. one speaker, a retired registered nurse, reminded participants to not act out in violence “or they win.”
as of monday, people need to have at least one dose and by oct. 24, customers must show proof of two doses. for details
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