A CBC host’s attempts to link Russian strongman Vladimir Putin to the truckers Freedom Convoy has gone viral..“I do ask that because given Canada’s support of Ukraine in this current crisis with Russia, I don’t know if it’s far-fetched to ask,” CBC host Nil Koksal said to Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino Friday. .“But there is concern that Russian actors could be continuing to fuel things as this protest grows. But perhaps even instigating it from, from the outset.”.“Again, I’m gonna defer to our partners in the public safety of trained officials and experts in that area,” Mendicino said..The exchange was covered heavily by Fox News and other media outlets around the world..“The CBC is a Canadian public broadcaster that is funded by the government. The Freedom Convoy has been described as a grassroots movement; it has no known ties to Russia,” reads the Fox story on the exchange..Clips of the video have been viewed more than 500,000 times and thousands have tweeted their disgust..Tens of thousands of ordinary Canadians donated to a GoFundMe for the truck drivers, with the total amount raised now sitting at more than $9 million..Police estimated 10,000 truckers and their supporters gathered on Parliament Hill over the weekend to demand an end to vaccine mandates.
