The spread of Canada's "anti-epidemic demonstrations" is based on the export of American political culture?

The aftermath of the anti-epidemic protests in Canada has not ended, and many major transportation routes in the United States and Canada are still threatened by traffic jams. Among them, the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Detroit, Michigan, United States is particularly worrying. Nearly 30% of U.S.-Canada trade freight is.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday (14th) that he would invoke emergency laws to quell protests in most areas.

The police chief in Canada's capital Ottawa also announced his resignation on February 15 after police were accused of failing to respond to the "Freedom Convoy" protests.

This demonstration in the name of "Freedom Convoy" started as a protest against the vaccine requirements of truck drivers crossing the border between the United States and Canada, but then quickly turned into "freedom" and opposition to all anti-epidemic controls, and even Justin Trudeau's actions as prime minister, with a mix of far-right, anti-government and conspiracy theorists.

On February 9, Canadian demonstrators continued to block the Ambassador Bridge.

(Associated Press)

Due to the export, money, and support of American Republican politicians to the Canadian demonstrations, the demonstrations have spread around the world through the United States as the focus of international media and its pivotal position in social media. This demonstration that originated in Canada may Through the Internet, it evolved into another wave of transnational politics.

However, the Canadian demonstration itself is also not without elements of "foreign imports".

Former Republican US President Donald Trump earlier expressed his "full support" for the "great Canadian truck driver" and described Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a "far left lunatic"...

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