A protest against continued vaccine mandates for travellers, which could take the form of an extended campout in front of Parliament Hill, is being planned for Canada Day.."They may be able to stop truckers and bikers and get away with slandering them. I want to see them try to stop a peaceful camp out. What are they going to do?" independent journalist Andy Lee Tweeted on June 8..Lee was responding to comments by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on June 8, when he told reporters he didn't "advise anyone to bet" that pandemic travel restrictions would be removed by the summer.."I really can't give you a firm date because it's an ongoing process."."Back to the Hill it is then. Your call, Trudeau," Lee Tweeted in response. "I’ll be camping out at Parliament on Canada Day, as promised. Join me.".Lee said she didn't care if she was the only one who showed up to protest, as she would continue to exercise her "fundamental right." However, her original Tweet received more than 1,400 likes, indicating she likely won't be protesting alone..Lee acknowledged that another "freedom convoy" would not be plausible since the roads around the Parliamentary Precinct have been blocked off. But she floated the idea of a multi-day camping trip in Renfrew, followed by a march to Ottawa for July 1 to continue the campout.."I need a lot of people to show up. A lot. With their tents and sleeping bags," she Tweeted. "Maybe I can’t erect a structure... but can they stop me from sleeping under the stars in front of my own Parliament building in protest against my government? Parliament Hill is Crown land.".On Saturday morning, Lee said she had still not heard back from the Ottawa Police Service about the protest. Lee said when she warned Ottawa police back in February that a convoy of thousands of vehicles would be arriving in the city, "no one heeded that warning."."I’m going to reach out again and say that we should collaborate to make Canada Day a successful day of peaceful demonstration," she said. "We should sort logistics now.".Lee told the Western Standard that she was organizing the event with James Topp's team. Topp, a Canadian armed forces veteran, has been marching across Canada to protest public health restrictions since February. He is expected to arrive at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa on June 30..But Lee said the goal of the protest would not be to disturb residents, businesses, or other people celebrating Canada Day."The goal is to make a peaceful statement that might garner international attention and bring shame on our government within the law," she said. "This might do it."
