Protesters hold up placards during a rally against new pandemic laws and vaccination mandates in Melbourne on Dec. 4, 2021.

A woman takes part against COVID-19 restrictions and mandates in Vancouver on Sept. 18, 2021.

Demonstrators hold flags and placards as they march to protest against COVID-19 restrictions and the mandatory vaccination in Vienna, Austria, on Dec. 4, 2021.

—About 800 protesters gathered on the grounds outside the Michigan State Capitol on the afternoon of Aug. 6 to rally against government mandates for vaccinations and masks.

‘Lessen Our Freedoms’ Protests broke out across the country on Sept. 13, 2021, as governments started imposing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination mandates on public employees, including health care workers and first responders.

Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian said earlier this month that more than 90 percent of the company’s workforce have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without enforcing Biden’s "divisive" vaccine mandate.

A protester holds a sign and a flag as he participates in a rally against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, in Santa Monica, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2021. (Ringo Chiu/AFP via Getty Images) Vaccine mandates create a ready market for vaccines.

A perfect example of this power projection occurred when the Canadian convoy protest formed at the beginning of 2022 to rise up against their country’s draconian vaccine mandates.

James Topp, who completed his walk from Vancouver to Ottawa on June 30 in protest of vaccine mandates, is now facing a court martial for charges previously laid against him by the military.

Trudeau’s language used against anti-mandate protesters was beyond the pale yet he got a pass on it. It's of little wonder he still uses it.

Protesters demonstrate against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2022. (Annie Wu/NTD Television) Protesters demonstrate against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2022.

Protesters in a truck convoy leave the Canada-U.S. border crossing after demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates for over two weeks, in Coutts, Alberta, on Feb. 15, 2022.

The latest protests in Calgary come as Canada is facing a wave of protests against mandatory vaccination programs, lockdowns, and the mandatory wearing of face masks.

The move would make Austria the first EU nation to impose such a mandate and comes despite large-scale demonstrations across the country in recent months as tens of thousands of angry citizens continue to protest against such measures.

Several organizations had announced plans for events and protests in Ottawa for July 1 to call for freedoms and demonstrate against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions.

The protest evolved into a larger movement against pandemic mandates and restrictions, with similar protests being held at several Canada-U.S. border crossings.

More than 100,000 people last week protested across France against vaccine passports, accusing the government of overreach.

Chris ‘Sky’ Saccoccia Chris Saccoccia, who goes by Chris Sky, has been a regular speaker at protests against COVID-related mandates, particularly vaccines.

A sign used by Ashley Miller during the protests against COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa.

The arrest came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared a state of emergency on Feb 14, giving the police additional powers to remove protesters and vehicles parked at the national capital in a demonstration against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates

The incident comes just weeks after hundreds of Southwest Airlines employees protested outside of the carrier’s headquarters in Dallas against the impending COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Demonstrators hold flags and placards as they march to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions and the mandatory vaccination in Vienna, Austria, on Dec. 4, 2021.

They were among several organizers who brought a huge number of demonstrators and big-rig trucks to Ottawa in 2022 to protest pandemic-era public health restrictions and vaccine mandates.

Protesters stand on the back of a truck during the Freedom Convoy demonstrations against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2022.

A group of anti-mandate protesters in Darwin have launched legal action in the Supreme Court against the current government directive, which requires the vast majority of Territorians to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs.

Participants protest in Nuremberg, Germany, on Dec. 19, 2021.

Gary explained he was ready to give up and began to drive home before having a change of heart and driving back to stand in front of Government House with the Umbrella Group—a group that protests against the WA government and its vaccination mandates.

The legislation was introduced by the federal government in December 2021 after protests broke out across the country on Sept. 13, 2021, as governments started to impose mandatory COVID-19 vaccination mandates on public employees, including health-care

A nurse speaking at the event stated that rally goers who had stood up against mandatory vaccination requirements were not against vaccines in general—in contrast to claims from WA Premier Mark McGowan and some media reports.

Opponents of a vaccine mandate had staged several protests in Prague and elsewhere in the country.