There's a lot of chaos and division in Canada right now. Beyond the people who got arrested in Ottawa over the past few days, there are thousands more Canadians who have financially supported the Freedom Convoy or been rooting for them from afar.

In this episode, the CANADALAND team reaches out to regular everyday people who support the Convoy to ask about who they are, how they ended up supporting the Convoy and what they think about the racist and dangerous aspects of the movement.

This is not a scientific survey, we did not do a poll. These three people are not necessarily representative of everybody else who supports this movement, but we've got to start somewhere.

Further reading:

Ottawa police arrest 170 amid push to clear convoy blockade, Global News(Feb. 19)
Who is who? A guide to the major players in the trucker convoy protest, CTV News
'So many angry people': Experts say online conversation around trucker convoy veering into dangerous territory, CTV News
Making sense of the flags and symbols at the Ottawa protest, The Jurist

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"How I Ended Up Supporting The Convoy"

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"How I Ended Up Supporting The Convoy"