Chapter 1 photos - trucker Bern Bueckert

Friend Andy and trucker Bern (right).

• from Fort St John, British Columbia

• aged 48 at the time of the protest

• hauls tankers in the oil & gas sector

• drove to Ottawa in his grey, long nose Peterbilt pulling his friend’s highboy trailer

Bern’s truck. This image is a screen capture from a Rumble video that collected together much of the early footage of the western Canada Convoy.

The other side of Bern’s sign. Screen capture from the documentary film Unacceptable?

Bern & his truck. Screen capture from the opening scenes of the documentary film Unacceptable?

Andy & Bern

Screen capture from an Egale Vision video interview with Bern. The video is bonus material available to those who purchase an online version of the documentary film Unacceptable?

Kevin Willeboordse, host of the ‘Kevin Unscripted’ podcast, Andy and Bern. This photo accompanies the podcast recorded 7 Feb. 2022

Bern & Andy on the Rideau Canal with rental skates

original Substack posts about Bern:

• The Flatbed with the Roof Truss Sign: British Columbia trucker's journey to Ottawa was a round trip of more than 5,000 miles.

• We're Finally Doing Something! 'I couldn’t back out. Cuz my family was so supportive. They were so glad.'

• Something This Country Desperately Needs: 'You started realizing how much hope people were placing in this Convoy.'

• Rousing the Politically Aloof: 'Two-thirds of us are Mennonites.'

• The Brotherhood Shines Through: 'They don’t really know English and we don’t really know French...you still appreciate each other.'

• He Blessed Us With a Place to Stay: Multiple people bought Ottawa hotel rooms for British Columbia protesters.

• Were the Police Internally Conflicted? BC trucker says he hopes some cops asked themselves hard moral questions after they violently shut down the peaceful protest.

• Arrested, Handcuffed, Charged: He felt a strange calmness.

• Nova Scotia Gets a Bump Start from BC: Working together. Solving problems.