‘It’s really shaken what people thought of Canada’: international media attention of Ottawa occupation driven by contrast with Canada’s clean image, say journalists

The Ottawa occupation and other blockades have shaken what many people abroad think of Canada, according to Paula Newton, an Ottawa-based international correspondent with CNN and CNN International.

CNN's Donnie O'Sullivan interviews one of the protesters on Parliament Hill. CNN reporter Paula Newton says the international media interest in the Freedom Convoy could be because of how the extremist elements of the protest sit in opposition to Canada's global image, but also because it's a 'fast-moving' story.Image courtesy of The Daily Show's Twitter

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

February 21, 2022

The high amount of international media attention on the so-called "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa could be attributed to how the event clashes with Canada’s stereotypical “clean” image, say some journalists. “It's really shaken, I think, what people thought of Canada, or their impressions of Can...

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