​Set against the backdrop of a two-year long global pandemic and the rise of the alt-right and populist politics, the “Freedom Convoy” protest was a pivotal event in the Canadian political landscape. This panel will reflect on the role different media – from social media platforms to the mainstream press - played in the internal organizing and the public representation of the truckers’ protest that blockaded Ottawa and spread to other Canadian cities in January and February 2022. Panel participants will offer their perspectives on the mediations involved in the framing of the movement’s goals, the formation of its action repertoire, and its appeal for popular support. The acts of counterprotest against the twenty-three-day occupation will also be explored. Questions that will be considered include: What conceptual tools, approaches and theories can help us better understand the convoy and the accompanying media practices? What has the “Freedom Convoy” revealed about the current state of Canadian democracy, populist politics and the propensity of the media milieu to sustain or hinder civic dialogue?