Part of what drives protests is the levels of oppression. In most US states, almost all the restrictions have been lifted for many months now. At the time the Canadian Trucker protest started, COVID was gone but the restrictions were as bad as ever. The Canadian Federal ones are still in full force. For example: Vaccinations to cross Canada/US border, Vaccinations to fly domestically or to get on a train. This is all still in place after the vaccines have proven to be ineffective and dangerous, and after COVID vanished. Canada is a good example of no government policy or new power ever being temporary.