Chapter 32 photos - trucker Peter

Peter on his 80th birthday. Photo by Donna Laframboise.

• retired southern Ontario trucker & crane operator

• 77 at the time of the protest

• drove to Ottawa in his own vehicle, spent three weeks on Wellington Street

• had his bank accounts frozen

Peter with aircraft mechanics Rich and Dan, who were parked behind him on Wellington Street.

Peter with aircraft mechanics Dan & Rich, who were parked behind him on Wellington Street. Photo taken a few months after the Ottawa protest. Photo supplied by them.

Trucker Luis & Peter. Photo taken some months after the Freedom Convoy protest.

Peter with three of his grandchildren.

After more than half a century of being a blood donor, two donations short of 800 Peter's faith in Canada’s medical system shattered. Click image to learn more about Sheila Annette Lewis

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Why Peter’s son didn’t make it to Ottawa.

EXAMPLE ONLY of a jack-knifed tractor trailer. Not the one Peter encountered. Photo taken by Washington State Patrol, December 2022. Click image to read news story.

original Substack posts about Peter:

• Almost Born in the Cab of a Truck: 'What happened in Ottawa was one of the nicest things. The hugs, the love, the respect.'

• Family Man: In summertime, Peter took his children with him in the cab of his truck.

• Not Another Drop: After donating blood for 53 years, Peter's faith in the medical system has been shattered.

• How You Doing, Peter? The cops 'used to come at night and talk to me...got to know my name.'

• Why Peter's Son Didn't Make it to Ottawa: 'Dad, I'd give my right arm to be standing there with you.'