Hundreds Packed Ottawa Church For “Rolling Thunder” Protest

Hundreds of people packed an Ottawa church on Sunday morning to mark the final schedule event of the weekend-long “Rolling Thunder” protest as police launched an investigation into vandalism that allegedly took place ahead of the gathering.

Hundreds of people packed an Ottawa church on Sunday morning to mark the final schedule event of the weekend-long “Rolling Thunder” protest as police launched an investigation into vandalism that allegedly took place ahead of the gathering.

Bikers, “Rolling Thunder” rally supporters and other worshippers arrived at the Capital City Bikers’ Church to find its brick exterior had been vandalized with spray-painted messages including the words “fascists” and “no haven for fascism.”

But the incident did little to suppress the spirits of the enthusiastic, peaceful crowd.

A four-piece band belted out soulful Christian rock songs while hundreds of worshipers waved their arms in the air.

The Sunday morning service was said to be the last event in the weekend-long “Rolling Thunder” rally, organized in part by a group called Freedom Fighters Canada.

Participants began arriving in Ottawa Friday afternoon, bringing large crowds to a downtown core still on edge after the three-week-long “Freedom Convoy” occupation in February.

“Rolling Thunder” organizers say the rally was set up to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but as in February, some demonstrators had a longer list of grievances.