Our investigation reveals how months of planning drew convoys to Canada’s capital, leading to an unprecedented weeks-long occupation of some streets around Parliament Hill. It spawned spinoff protests across the country and around the world. The protests were ostensibly about a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers, but 90 per cent of Canadian truckers are vaccinated. The movement drew other actors with goals far beyond vaccine mandates and links to hate groups and white supremacists. Host Gillian Findlay talks to the early organizers of the Freedom Convoy, including Pat King. Organizers first attempted a protest like this back in 2019. We ask what they thought would happen and why police and politicians were both seemingly unaware and unable to maintain control.

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producer/directors
LINDA GUERRIERO
SCOTT ANDERSON

additional producing
RONNA SYED

written by
GILLIAN FINDLAY

associate producers
ROXANNA WOLOSHYN
RACHEL WARD
IVAN ANGELOVSKI
JASMINE MANI

additional research
ANDREW CULBERT

editing
SHELDON BELDICK
LORETTA HICKS
DAVID NEW

additional editing
AILEEN MCBRIDE

principal cinematography
JOHN BADCOCK csc
ANDY HINCENBERGS

additional cinematography
JAMIE ROSS

archival material
CANADIAN ANTI-HATE NETWORK
CP IMAGES
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INSTAGRAM
PARLVU
REUTERS
RCMP
RUMBLE
TELEGRAM
THE 4K GUY
TIKTOK
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TWITTER/CARYMA SA’D
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graphic designers
TIM KINDRACHUK
DAVID MORGAN
FROILAN UNTALASCO

graphic director
JEFF GOLDHAR

visual research
LESLIE MORRISON

media management
MATT GUERIN

post audio
RON SEARLES
RICK STARKS

colourist
SCOTT McINTYRE

rollout producer
ROXANNA WOLOSHYN

social media producer
AVNEET DHILLON

theme music
STEVE D'ANGELO

project manager
VICTOR KERR

associate directors
NANCI KING
GIM ARDAL

packaging editor
NANCY DIMENNA

resource coordinators
JORDAN ABRAHAM
CHAHAT DESAI

coordinating associate director
RHONDA KIRKPATRICK

senior producers
ALLYA DAVIDSON
EMMANUAL MARCHAND

executive producer
DIANA SWAIN

original broadcast
FEBRUARY 24, 2022

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