The protests of the anti -vaccine movement and radical groups continue to increase in Canada with the arrival this weekend of a new convoy of demonstrators in Quebec City, while other groups prepare their entry in the next few hours in Toronto and Ottawa .
In Quebec City, trucks were located around the regional parliament, the so-called National Assembly , and the authorities expect the protest to continue throughout the weekend.
The Premier of the province of Quebec , Francois Legaul, declared that he will not tolerate a repetition of the cases of harassment that Ottawa citizens have suffered at the hands of some of the members of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that arrived in the capital. Canadian last weekend.
Meanwhile, in Toronto , the authorities have warned that thousands of anti -vaccines will protest this weekend in the largest Canadian city.
On the internet, the organizers of the protest have summoned trucks and vehicles at various meeting points around Toronto to form a convoy that will try to reach the regional parliament.
In preparation, the Toronto police have closed the streets around the so-called Hospital Row, a series of blocks in the vicinity of the regional parliament, which houses several of the main hospitals in the largest Canadian city.
City authorities fear that anti-vaccine protesters will prevent ambulances and emergency vehicles from accessing hospitals and harass health professionals when they go to work.
Also, the Ottawa authorities said that this weekend some 2,000 protesters and another 300 or 400 additional trucks are expected to arrive in the Canadian capital, joining hundreds of people and around 250 trucks that have been paralyzing for a week. the city.
On Thursday, the Canadian Parliament voted unanimously to investigate the origin of the donations received by Canada Unity, the organizers of the so-called “Freedom Convoy.” The donation campaign through the US portal GoFundMe has already raised 10 million Canadian dollars (about 7.89 million US dollars) to finance anti-vaccine protests .