Government Documents from the Rouleau Emergency Inquiry show collusion between the media and politicians to frame the story against the protesters. The days of Woodward and Bernstein are long over.
The 'working class' is a bit broader than defined here. Many people who work at ordinary jobs and make average or less than average income, nonetheless lined up to get vaccinated, expected others to do the same, and accepted that it should be mandatory for certain groups, like hospital staff. Whatever collusion between leftist journalists and politicians, none of it would have happened without broad support from just plain folks. And whatever the justification for the convoy, most people agree that the right to protest is not limitless. One can complain that the government does not apply the same standard to all groups of protesters, and if it had been First Nations or BLM protestors the reaction would likely have been different, but this doesn't mean the convoy hadn't gone right to the limit, or beyond, of what should be tolerated.
The 'working class' is a bit broader than defined here. Many people who work at ordinary jobs and make average or less than average income, nonetheless lined up to get vaccinated, expected others to do the same, and accepted that it should be mandatory for certain groups, like hospital staff. Whatever collusion between leftist journalists and politicians, none of it would have happened without broad support from just plain folks. And whatever the justification for the convoy, most people agree that the right to protest is not limitless. One can complain that the government does not apply the same standard to all groups of protesters, and if it had been First Nations or BLM protestors the reaction would likely have been different, but this doesn't mean the convoy hadn't gone right to the limit, or beyond, of what should be tolerated.