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Ottawa protest inspires talk of copycat convoys in U.S. and beyond

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A heated exchange unfolded in Washington a few days ago over a phenomenon not typically known for eliciting passions there.

The topic was a culture-war battle. In Canada. 

In the U.S. Congress, members laced into each other in a debate about the protest in Ottawa and the broader question of vaccine mandates.

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A Texas Republican voiced support for the convoy, while mocking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“I’m perfectly happy to slap around the Canadian prime minister for his absolute, abject failure and to side with Canadian truckers,” lawmaker Chip Roy said. 

This was after a Democrat scolded Roy for propagating the

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/ottawa-truck-protest-convoy-us-1.6343784?cmp=rss.

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