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Canadian trucker protests show how the loudest voices in the room distort democracy

  • Written by Matthew Jordan, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
Canadian trucker protests show how the loudest voices in the room distort democracyWhat happens when the voices of a few drown out the views of the many?Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

After Canadian truckers upset with vaccination mandates made their way to Ottawa, they parked their vehicles near Parliament and started making noise – lots of it – blasting their air horns day and night, disturbing the repose of citizens...

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