The author, Gordo Magill, has driven truck over the ice roads in the Canadian territories, road trains in the Autralian Outback, log trucks in New Zealand, as well as everything imaginable across North America. He is a regular contributor to Newsweek, a guest on Fox News and a frequent guest on numerous podcasts. Please check out his latest article on Justin Trudeau’s about face.
Trying to Understand the Conflict in Ukraine
I’m sure everyone has seen, or at least heard of, the Oliver Stone documentary on Youtube titled Ukraine on Fire. The interview with Putin in the film is fascinating. When you put it together with this enormous blunder by Joe Biden, it is understandable why Putin is concerned about US influence in the region.
Of course, none of this should be a shock to anyone in Canada after the United States influenced the 1963 federal election in Canada. They did so because Diefenbaker wouldn’t allow the US to put nuclear warheads on Canadian soil, while Lester B. Pearson’s Liberals were more than willing to rollover on the issue if it would help get them elected. The warheads remained in Canada until 1984.
I’m not taking sides in this conflict, I am just trying to understand it.
Deja Vu All Over Again
Declare them a threat, throw them in jail without bail, seize their livelihood and sell their property, where have we seen this before? One of the great shames of Canada is the way we treated Japanese Canadians during WWII.
P.S. If you’re wondering the political affiliation of the draconian prime ministers mentioned in the article, they were all Liberals.
NDP: True To Their Roots…
If you’re wondering how the NDP could support Trudeau’s Emergencies Act, well, the truth is they’ve always supported and defended dictators…
(this excerpt is from ‘Douglas in Saskatchewan: The Story of a Socialist Experiment’ by Robert Tyre. First published in 1962. You can find it in public libraries, for now, at least)
Conservatives Are Always Wrong…until they’re not
Where was this Andrew Scheer in 2019?
The left always control the narative, painting the Conservatives as conspiracy theorists, or worse.
But the truth is very different. You can go back Winston Churchill sounding the alarm on Germany in 1933.
Or John Diefenbaker being the sole Member of Parliament opposing the internment of Japanese Canadians.
More recently Conservatives warned that Trudeau just isn’t ready.
Conservatives have always been on the wrongside of popular opinion, opposing those wonderful and progressive left wingers in the Liberal Party who just want to do so much good.
You would think they would learn to just go along with the Liberals?
Spoiler Alert: The Conservatives were right. Again.
Ottawa COVID cases DROP! Is there anything Truckers can’t do?
Ottawa has the lowest COVID-19 rates this year. The elites won’t be happy about this.
Convoy to Ottawa: A Seat at the Table
Back on December 19th, 2021, I tweeted this and pinned it to my account: “My prediction for #NewYear2022. Truck driver protests around the world will shut EVERYTHING down.” A very bold prediction. Several people scoffed at it. I was told it would never happen. But it wasn’t a bold prediction, not at all, because it was already happening.
Driving truck has always been a love hate relationship; truck drivers love the open road, the adventure, and the phenomenal comradery between drivers – the code of ALWAYS helping one another out, no matter what. What truck drivers have always hated is the way they’re treated; shipper/receivers screaming at them simply for being there; DOT officers ticketing them for signing their permits in black ink instead of blue ink – yes, that really happens. The list goes on, but you get the idea. There were always the rumblings: “If we all just got together, we could shut this country down and change things.” But that never happened. Until it did.
On April 25, 2019, Rogel Aguilera – Maderos was driving on Interstate I-70 when his brakes failed and he crashed into several vehicles, killing 4 people and injuring others. Aguilera-Mederos was charged, convicted and in November 2021 sentence to 110 years in prison. The American truck drivers believed the sentence was an injustice considering Mederos was an inexperienced driver, an immigrant from Cuba, who was pushed beyond his abilities by an industry that refuses to acknowledge the training and skill required to be a professional driver. Truck drivers quickly organized a boycott of Colorado. After 2 weeks of truck drivers refusing to enter the state of Colorado, Governor Jared Polis stepped in and reduced Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence to 10 years. I don’t think even the President of the United States could manage to get a sentenced reduced that quickly. Truck drivers had stood together and made a difference. The precedent was established. The convoy to Ottawa, whether inspired by the Colorado boycott or not, tapped into the power of unity. It was inevitable, as every group with any clout, whether it be farmers, First Nations, or environmentalists, have used large scale protests and road blockades to advance their causes and concerns. Like it or not, that is the technique that works. Today no government will do anything without first consulting the above-mentioned groups. Truck drivers have now taken their seat at the table of power.
The Convoy to Ottawa is an enormous success. It has spawned a global revolution against The Great Reset. From Estonia to Bolivia to Australia, everyday there are more people revolting against tyrannical leadership by simply embracing their friends and family once again. Every freedom loving person around the world wants to be a Canadian trucker. By the end of the month the mandates will fall. Governments will be ousted, and new ones elected. People will look back at the last couple years and be embarrassed that they ever allowed their freedom to be taken away from them. And where will the truck drivers be when it’s all over? They will be back doing what they love, driving the highways of the world, supplying the world with literally everything. Soon people will once again forget that truck drivers even exist. Until the next time.