Manitoba’s timeline to drop masks and COVID-19 vaccine mandates by mid-March is convincing some protesting outside the Manitoba Legislative Building to go home.
Organizers of the so-called Winnipeg Freedom Convoy say they decided Sunday night to end their part of the demonstration.
The group made the announcement in a statement on Monday, saying some had already left the area to rejoin their families.
Organizers determined the legislature was no longer the most appropriate place to advocate against COVID-19 restrictions, they said, in light of the province’s Friday announcement to lift them over the next few weeks.
However, some long-haul truckers are staying on site to continue voicing their concerns over federal COVID-19 rules they say are preventing them from returning to work.
The statement says that demonstration will take on a new leadership team.