The much promoted event, is now one which subsequently has morphed into a much larger group with many agendas, and a gathering that seems to have taken on themes that have overshadowed any of the points that the truckers may have originally wanted to make.
Among the more distressing, if not despicable images from Saturday and Sunday ... the dancing upon the tomb of the unknown soldier at the National War Memorial, the use of the Terry Fox Statue as a prop by protesters, along with the unruly behaviour by some that has brought chaos to residential areas of the nation capital adjacent to Parliament Hill.
Perhaps the most disturbing was the imagery of swastikas and Confederate flags, symbols that should not be part of any civil discussion on issues in Canada.
The use of such, a sign that perhaps the protest has been hijacked by elements of society that seek to bring their own agenda to the forefront, leaving any legitimate discussion of those who may have had good intentions in their travels lost in the cacophony and tumult.
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach was in Ottawa for the restart of the Winter session of Parliament on Monday, and yesterday he shared some thoughts on what he had observed over the weekend.
Not surprisingly, the MP's commentary has become a bit of a lightning rod for both sides of the spectrum on the merits of the convoy to Ottawa and how it has been perceived.
You can review how that dialogue is going, such as it is, from the comments section of Mr. Bachrach's Social media post.
For a wider look at some of the events of the weekend in Ottawa see our Political blog D'Arcy McGee and our Ottawa Observations feature.
Items of note for the Northwest can be reviewed through our House of Commons Archive.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review .
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