Anti-mandate groups return to Ottawa, but future of movement uncertain amid arrests and divisions [View all]

Anti-mandate groups return to Ottawa, but future of movement uncertain amid arrests and divisions

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/anti-mandate-groups-return-to-ottawa-but-future-of-movement-uncertain-amid-arrests-and-divisions-1.6507134

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capital this weekend, where along with a more determined police presence they will confront questions about where the movement is headed.

With many of the leaders who emerged during the winter occupation either in jail, or restricted by bail conditions, the movement's current direction is unclear. 

The issue that unified the disparate groups in the first place — opposition to vaccine mandates — has lost its appeal since the federal and provincial governments have lifted most public health measures. 

In the absence of clear leadership, groups have resorted to pushing their various pet causes, everything from independence for Alberta to fabricated legal concepts such as constitutional sheriffs.

Around them, meanwhile, a large cast of characters vies for influence on the various social media channels popular within the movement.

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