Convoy through Haldimand an ‘awareness exercise,’ says MPP Toby Barrett

Tractors and trucks clad in flags and anti-vaccine mandate signs were still entering Dunnville at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5 as the convoy left the town towards Haldimand's administrative building in Cayuga, before continuing to Simcoe to meet three other convoys.

Dozens of vehicles snaked along, honking and sounding sirens when they came across roadside crowd or oncoming vehicles.

Robert Stoule and his son Cameron had came through their fields to a spot on Rainham Road to show their support for the protesters.

The biggest thing is I have issues with masking and that unvaccinated people should have a choice," he said. I don't think that they should be all together. We shouldn't be divided."

While waiting to greet convoy participants as they rolled into Selkirk, Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett said he'd been part of just about every tractor rally in the province in the last 25 years.

This is an awareness exercise," he said. In my view, it's all about awareness and education and information."

The convoy made its way through Selkirk, Fisherville and Kohler, before briefly filling Highway 3 as it snaked into the parking lot of county offices, snaking around Cayuga Memorial Arena to continue their way to Simcoe.

It's like a Timmies drive-through," yelled convoy participant Kathy Smith. But we're Canadian, we're patient."