Iconic Good Humour
One of the best moments in the Freedom Convoy protest happened a year ago yesterday.
Thousands of Canadians responded to police seizures of Freedom Convoy fuel by joining the protest with Jerry cans in hand. After police announced that anyone supplying the truckers risked arrest, public defiance was unmistakable. But it was also playful and good-humoured.
As far as I know, I was the only journalist to witness the early stages of the Jerry Can Jive, approximately 24 hours after I arrived in Ottawa. Video shot by bystanders went viral on social media and made people laugh. Among those chuckling were police officers on the streets of Ottawa.
This was a lighthearted, creative, and marvelously visual publicity stunt. Click the box directly below to read how I described matters nine months ago. Further down are two related posts, both with fun Jerry can photos.
I loved this moment. Our family was beside itself with every theft, the gas, the $10 & $20 donations, we needed this. Recently someone reposted an old FB post inviting everyone to be part of the biggest troll in history and it was. It was humour and good spirits disarming tyranny.
I’ll never forget the sound of these empty Jerry cabs being clanged together as people made their way past my truck up to the hill... 🥰🇨🇦