Lich and Barber were the main organizers of the Freedom Convoy, a protest that started in response to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and evolved into a larger protest against pandemic measures.

The blockade was one of several protests conducted nationwide against COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates and requirements. The Canadian Press contributed to this report.

“Since 2018, it has frozen the accounts of more than 800 Canadians who did things that it didn’t approve of, including those of 280 who took part in the truckers’ protest [against COVID-19 vaccine mandates], which the government regarded as illegitimate

While not widely reported in the media, he said a number of health care workers nationwide have begun to protest against the vaccine mandates. “We’re living in a very lawless time that is very dangerous,” Staver told The Epoch Times.

Canada's labour department complained about a "significant" labour shortage in the trucking industry days before the truckers' Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandate broke out earlier this year.

High school teacher Orline Borno protesting against COVID-19 vaccination mandates in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 4, 2021.

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines employees protested outside the carrier's headquarters in Dallas against the pending COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to footage posted online.

Civic pushback against vaccine mandates led to days of protests and unrest in September, drawing international attention, when the state imposed mandatory vaccination requirements on the construction sector.

People demonstrate in protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Istanbul, on Sept. 11, 2021.

Protesters in France for a ninth consecutive weekend took to the streets to again rally against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates.

In early 2022, hundreds of vehicles blocked the streets of downtown Ottawa to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truckers and public health restrictions.

Tenhage recently joined James Topp, the veteran who marched from Vancouver to Ottawa to protest against vaccine mandates, for part of the journey.

Mandates Face Backlash This comes as tens of thousands of West Australians have come out to protest 14 times against vaccine mandates since the start of October.

On Feb. 14, traffic resumed on the Ambassador Bridge after being blocked for roughly a week by truck drivers and others protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The convoy protest against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other pandemic restrictions outside New Zealand's parliament building entered its fourth day on Friday, with more vehicles joining in to block streets.

The U.S. convoys are inspired by convoys that gathered in Canada in January to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. On Feb. 19, the Canadian government moved to clear out protesters in Ottawa, arresting some.

GoFundMe has drawn criticism for canceling fundraisers for the defense fund of Kyle Rittenhouse, lawsuits against vaccine mandates, and other causes. 

Barber are charged with counselling to disobey a court order, counselling to obstruct police, and mischief that interferes with the use and enjoyment of property, for the role they played in organizing the trucker protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Ford was among the minority of premiers who approved of Trudeau's plan to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions.

Protesters gathered outside New York State Capitol to protest against proposed policies related to COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 5, 2022.

The crowdfunding company GiveSendGo still has some of the money people donated to the Canadian trucker convoy protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the company said on Feb. 18.

Barber, two of the most well-known organizers of the Freedom Convoy, the large-scale trucker protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates that took place from late January to mid-February 2022.

against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and passports.

Protesters in France took to the streets for the tenth consecutive weekend to demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates.

against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Trucks began arriving in Ottawa on Jan. 28 and 29 to stage a protest against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truckers travelling between Canada and the United States.

On Aug. 9, nearly 200 health care workers protested against California’s vaccination mandate in Orange County. “I don’t believe it’s right. My body, my choice.

"The FDA and CDC have now made crystal clear that their promise of transparency with regard to COVID-19 vaccines was hogwash," ICAN said in its Dec. 29 statement. Protesters rally against vaccine mandates in New York on Nov. 20, 2021.

Meanwhile, in Melbourne, thousands of people marched towards Parliament House in protest against the state's vaccine mandates and the proposed COVID-19 pandemic bill.

(Enrico Trigoso/The Epoch Times) Bolus told The Epoch Times earlier in the week that he wanted to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, illegal immigration, and the teaching of critical race theory, among other issues.