The concerns expressed by a few people gathered in Ottawa right now are not new, not surprising, are heard, but are a continuation of what we have unfortunately seen in disinformation and misinformation online – conspiracy theorists about microchips, about God knows what else that go with the tinfoil hats.

In response to a question from Marieke Walsh of The Globe and Mail regarding protesters' concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, during an address to Canadians from a secure and undisclosed location where he and his family had been moved due to security threats, at the peak of the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations in the nation's capital of Ottawa (January 31, 2022) | Video