Chapter 22 photos - trucker Bill

Bill Dykema in . Photo

• cross-border trucker who lives near Hamilton, Ontario

• used to deliver cookies into Florida & Quebec for a famous cookie company

• drove a white Peterbilt to Ottawa, ended up smack-dab in front of Parliament

• aged 71 at the time of the protest

  

  Bill’s truck, parked on Wellington Street in Ottawa. Photo by Donna Laframboise

  

  The person driving this forked front end loader rips the sign off Bill’s truck. Screen capture from a TikTok video that celebrated this vandalism.

The binder in which Bill’s daughter has preserved his cards and letters; the gratitude of everyday Canadians.

original Substack posts about Bill:

• Trucker Bill: First came the kids' book, now the full story.

• The Church in the Greenhouse: A congregation of 500 was suddenly told not to congregate.

• Pandemic Fault Lines: Longstanding relationships splintered.

• Faith in a Higher Power: Within a few months, Bill and Elisabeth lost two of their nearest and dearest.

• Smack Dab in Front of Parliament: The police directed Bill there.

• They're So Proud of Their Dad: One daughter brought her sons to Ottawa twice during the protest.

• Final Night in Ottawa: 'I had a bad feeling in my stomach. I didn't sleep.'

• Never Refused Entry to America: Only trouble was when returning to Canada.

• Let Me Tell You a Sweet, Sweet Story: I've written a children's book. Now available on Amazon.