A small, vocal crowd of protestors heckled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the mask rules and COVID vaccines in Cobourg, Ontario. They angrily screamed "Traitor!" at Trudeau, while others cheered loudly for the Liberal leader.
Crowd of supporters mixed with hecklers fill the street in Cobourg to greet Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Heard a lot of booing amid the cheering. Some heated exchanges between those wearing/not wearing masks in the crowd #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/g8HkJPXZxM
— Ashley Burke (@AshleyBurkeCBC) August 17, 2021
"He should resign!" shouted one protestor.
He continued: "Trudeau, you’re a traitor to this country! A Traitor to the hard-working Canadians building a life for themselves."
The flashpoint at Trudeau’s campaign stop in Cobourg: vaccines. The presence or absence of a face mask was a sign of what side of the issue people were on. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/znG5gfbu5s
— Ashley Burke (@AshleyBurkeCBC) August 17, 2021
Two people discussed vaccines, where one, who didn’t wear a mask, said his step-father passed away from a blood clot caused by the COVID vaccine.
A masked onlooker responded that few people die by blood clots from the vaccine.
Trudeau spoke to the need for Canadians to get fully-vaccinated during his campaign pit stop in Cobourg, Ontario.
That message was met with some boos, but most cheered.
On the COVID vaccine, one heckler made an inflammatory comment, telling Trudeau to shove it.
Large, crowded event in Cobourg. Some in the crowd getting nasty. A man upset with mask rules and the state of the economy says he immigrated to Canada for freedom, he decries Trudeau’s leadership. Liberal supporters across the street yell “go back to Afghanistan” and “leave then
— Mercedes Stephenson (@MercedesGlobal) August 17, 2021
As Global News Mercedes Stephenson reports, a man, who says he immigrated to Canada for freedom, decried Trudeau’s leadership.
According to her, Liberal supporters across the street yelled "go back to Afghanistan" and "leave then."
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