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Anti-lockdown march pushes COVID conspiracies

About 70 people joined an anti-lockdown march in the Intercity area Saturday.

THUNDER BAY – About 70 people joined a rally in the Intercity area Saturday, protesting against COVID-19 restrictions and promoting conspiracy theories about the virus.

The rally was organized by a group calling itself Truth & Freedom Thunder Bay, which led the procession several blocks down Memorial Avenue early Saturday afternoon.

The group opposes lockdowns, mandatory masks, and other public health restrictions implemented during the pandemic. The march was part of a worldwide protest that included rallies in numerous countries.

Marchers bore signs with slogans like "hugs boost immunity" and chanted messages opposing masks and other measures. Several police vehicles were present along the route of the march.

Mac Rogerson, with a group called Action4Canada, was introduced by organizer Ava Dunn to speak at the end of the rally.

Rogerson said the pandemic was a cover for plans by the federal government to introduce eugenics via Bill C-7 and end private property rights via the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

“How much is enough? How much are you going to take here?” he asked the crowd. “Because this is medical tyranny, there’s no question.”

The national Action4Canada group had retained lawyer Rocco Galati to launch a Charter challenge against the federal government, he said.

One attendee expressed the view that some health care workers are being paid to falsely attribute deaths to COVID-19, and was not contradicted by rally organizers present for the conversation.

Other marchers, like a woman identifying herself as Marcela, raised concerns over the impact of lockdown measures on families and small businesses.

Another attendee who identified herself as Stephanie said she believed momentum for the anti-lockdown movement would continue to grow, but that many people feared the consequences of openly supporting it.

“We understand there are so many people that understand that we’re losing our freedoms and our rights, but a lot of people are afraid – they’re afraid to come out because of their workplaces, their coworkers, their family and their friends.”



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