* Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out against trucker protests paralyzing Canada's capital city
* Trudeau, speaking Monday on the floor of the legislature the first time since the crisis began, warned demonstrators they were affecting the economy and trying to undermine democracy
* He branded protesters in Ottawa as a 'few people shouting and waving swastikas'
* He dismissed opposition viewpoints that the trucks and big rigs parked throughout in Ottawa were a symbol of how bitterly divided the country was over the pandemic
* 'This is a story of a country that got through this pandemic by being united, and a few people shouting and waving swastikas does not define who Canadians are,' Trudeau said
* 'This pandemic has sucked for all Canadians,' the prime minister said. 'Everyone's tired of Covid, but these protests are not the way to get through it'
* Fox News host Tucker Carlson slammed Trudeau's response, claiming the demonstrators are being treated like terrorists
* Canadian truckers blasted the government and Ottawa police Monday after members of their 'Freedom Convoy' protest were arrested and charged with hate crimes
* Demonstrations continued into Tuesday as trucks blocked traffic on the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing to the United States, between Detroit, Michigan and the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario
* The bridge, which is normally traveled by approximately 8,000 big rigs a day, remained closed on the U.S. side Tuesday morning, according Michigan Department of Transportation
* US sympathizers with the blockade marched across Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity with the Freedom Convoy
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being accused of 'blockading' Canada's democracy and stoking division across the country for branding anti-mandate protesters of the Freedom Convoy as 'swastika wavers' after they paralyzed the capital city of Ottawa for over a week by blocking the roads.
Demonstrations continued Monday evening into Tuesday as trucks blocked traffic on the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing to the United States, forcing police to close the bridge that links Detroit, Michigan and the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario.
The bridge, which is normally traveled by approximately 8,000 big rigs and 68,000 travelers daily, remained closed on the U.S. side Tuesday morning, according Michigan Department of Transportation.
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WNU Editor: Good luck on removing the trucks .... Towing companies on city contracts refuse to move convoy vehicles (CBC News). More here .... Removing trucks could be almost 'impossible,' say heavy towing experts (CBC).
More News On The Trucker Protests In Canada
'It has to stop': Trudeau accuses protesters of blockading 'democracy' during Commons debate -- CBC
Facing calls to do more, Trudeau says trucker convoy 'has to stop' -- CTV News
Trucker convoy protest ‘has to stop,’ Justin Trudeau says -- Canadian Press
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to protesters: 'It has to stop' -- CNN
Trucker Protest Jams Key Detroit Bridge as Canada Tensions Rise -- Bloomberg
Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Detroit ‘temporarily closed’ amid trucker protest -- Global News
"I'm Here For My Kids" - Truckers Block Key US-Canadian Border Crossing As Anti-Mandate Protests Go Worldwide -- Zero Hedge
Traffic blocked both ways once again at Alberta border crossing, RCMP says -- CTV News
5 comments:
Is there a trucker shortage in Canada as there is in America.
These are work stoppages against the management, the government is effectively the management they have made so many rules.
What percentage of Canada's trucking infrastructure has been taken off line?
Mind you the COVID restrictions took trucking offline.
Are factories going without supplies or having trouble shipping product?
Severe trucker shortage looming
"Industry representatives met with federal officials this week to give them a dire warning:
Canadian trucking operators could collectively find themselves short of an unfathomable 55,000 drivers by the end of 2023."
Trudeau's solution? Get rid of the protesting truckers!
LIBERAL Moron!
I wonder how many of these trucks are "company" vs. "independent"?
Hey thats what I said. No towing no moving the trucks. I guess the military could move them. someday
talk about rebellion good try
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