Terry Fox was not a political figure and my relative driving for 47 years across North America knew he had it easy compared to growing up on the farm.
He also frequently helped during traffic accidents by blocking traffic before cops arrived. You're literally enclosed in a cab for 12 hours a day if not locked in a motel with no time for real fun. If you actually have to work hard. If you don't then you probably have days or weeks in between runs.
To the person who suggested citizens leave their homes to go on vacation to avoid the protest- that's fucking stupid and suggests over 10k+ people can afford to do so. Also if it comes down to don't like it then leave- literally the same can be said for the truckers. Don't like the rules? Get a new job. (They can't because they're partially handicapped from decades of sitting behind a wheel vs behind an office desk).
I get there's a lot of Conservative leaning leafs here and I still claim to be a moderate because both sides are absolute fuck wits. The amount of pure ignorance displayed by leafs within this thread on their own politics and history + the very clear right wing propaganda/leftist hate is pretty staggering. Sadly it's become an echo chamber rather than an actual discussion which is a great example of the failures of Canadians on a whole.
And comparing moving around vigorously in skiing in a full snow suit and protective gear in -20 weather is not comparable to out of shape folks in parkas from Walmart. Warming centers are opened for those stuck outdoors and there are regulations regarding how you would work in this temperature. You can get frost bite pretty easily, especially when you're not paying attention.