Congratulations, Ottawa! You weathered the weekend’s onslaught of “Rolling Thunder” bikers intent on reproducing the “Freedom Convoy” of last January, or so it was described by many who feared more gridlock and nastiness. When all was said and done, it was nothing of the sort, even if some of the participants may have shared some of the views of the truckers and hangers-on who turned Wellington Street into a parking lot replete with airhorns and bouncy castles. Read More
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