Canada: Anti-Vaxx Truckers, Trump and Confederate Flags, Caught Burning Apartment Building

The trucker protests rolled through Ottawa after drivers decided to protest vaccine mandates.

We were able to see the building's video footage of the event. These two men got into the lobby, and began lighting the full package. The building is old and has wood paneling on the walls. It is also located at the epicentre of the convoy protests in Ottawa's core. 2/ pic.twitter.com/2BGI938l1H

— Matias Muñoz (@TiMunoz) February 6, 2022

According to CTV News Ottawa, the truckers are responsible for delivering products all across the country, but they don’t want to abide by the COVID-19 vaccine requests from local, state and national governments. Protesting on Saturday, the groups waved Confederate flags and Trump flags.

The Vancouver mayor told truckers to stay out of his city since they have a 95 percent vaccination rate. But in Ottawa, the protests took a turn after midnight when residents near the protest began shouting out of their windows for protesters to be quiet and go home.

According to surveillance video, some of the protesters went inside of an apartment building and attempted to start a fire.

Screen captures of the videos were posted by Matias Muñoz, who explained that two people brought firestarter bricks into the lobby at 5:00 a.m.

“We were able to see the building’s video footage of the event,” Muñoz explained in the post. “These two men got into the lobby, and began lighting the full package. The building is old and has wood paneling on the walls. It is also located at the epicenter of the convoy protests in Ottawa’s core. One of them taped up the door handles so no one could get in or out. This is the most insidious part of the experience besides the lighting of the fire.”

He went on to say that some of his neighbors saw protesters “become very aggressive and angry at the tenants in the hours leading up” to the fire.

See the full thread below:

I've been hesitating to post this publicly, but I feel I must for the safety of downtown Ottawa residents. Here are the facts:

Last night two arsonists brought a full package of firestarter bricks into our building's lobby at 5AM. The building is located at Metcalfe & Lisgar. 1/

— Matias Muñoz (@TiMunoz) February 6, 2022

One of them taped up the door handles so no one could get in or out. This is the most insidious part of the experience besides the lighting of the fire. 3/ pic.twitter.com/3yPo25IyN3

— Matias Muñoz (@TiMunoz) February 6, 2022

After a night of blaring horns and fireworks until 4AM, some residents had yelled & pleaded with protesters outside to stop. As the fire was being lit, a tenant walked by and nervously asked who they were. One admitted being part of the convoy protests. 4/ pic.twitter.com/YEobW1MAJl

— Matias Muñoz (@TiMunoz) February 7, 2022

The tenant quickly got into the elevator and arsonists continued to ignite the package. Once lit, it grew and nearly touched the wood panel walls. The arsonists escaped out the side door as video shows the fire growing. 5/ pic.twitter.com/5pUZKzpysK

— Matias Muñoz (@TiMunoz) February 7, 2022

After speaking with many residents, it became clear that certain protesters outside became very aggressive and angry at the tenants in the hours leading up to the arson. Not all protesters, but a few screamed and were clearly upset by the confrontation earlier in the night. 6/ pic.twitter.com/irA4rMLV3h

— Matias Muñoz (@TiMunoz) February 7, 2022