rally to end all of this insanity once and for all? >> reporter: what is the main goal, the main objective of the truckers here? >> freedom. >> reporter: donie o'sullivan, cnn, ottawa. >> and those protests are inspiring similar action in france. the so-called freedom convoy descended on paris on saturday and blocked traffic around the city. you're looking at live pictures coming to us as many of those make their way towards brussels, taking their frustration to the heart of the european union. jim bittermann has more on how the protests played out in the french capital. >> france's so-called freedom convoy managed to make it into the center of paris saturday afternoon, despite the mobilization of 7,000 police and some pretty impressive armored vehicles and towing equipment.