Vehicles block the route leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
* Ambassador Bridge, the busiest international land border crossing, which links Canada and the US, is blocked by protesters for a third day in a row
* The bridge blockade is now causing problems in the US, and the General Motors plant in Delta Township, Michigan has canceled their second production shift due to supply chain issues
* The protests at the bridge stem from ongoing demonstrations in Ottawa which started on January 29, with truckers and their supporters calling for an end to COVID-19 restrictions
* Protesters have slammed PM Justin Trudeau for smearing them as 'swastika wavers' during his remarks on Monday about 'Nazi symbolism' and 'racist imagery' being used by some protesters
* He appeared to shift tone on Tuesday, saying he understood 'how frustrated everyone is' by the restrictions
* Trudeau has been accused of politicizing the pandemic, and on Wednesday he doubled down saying that he would not listen to 'people who illegally block borders'
* Freedom Convoy organizers and supporters have said they are being portrayed in a negative light through the media's coverage and are tired of being labeled as a 'cult' and as 'villains'
* Police in Ottawa have arrested 23 protesters and more than 1,300 fines have been issued
* This week, police arrested a 78-year-old great-grandfather for honking his horn a day before a judge banned honking in response to a lawsuit from a disgruntled resident
* Protesters have said they will not leave until all vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions are lifted
* Canadian provinces Alberta, Quebec and Saskatchewan have signaled plans to ease pandemic restrictions
Freedom Convoy truckers protesting the Canadian government's vaccine mandate continue to block the busiest border crossing with the US - which carries 25 percent of trade between the countries - for a third day in a row as a growing list of provinces start to lift COVID restrictions and the General Motors plant in Delta Township, Michigan is forced to cancel a second shift due to lack of supply for production.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has smeared the truckers as 'swastika-wavers' and refused to budge on his mandate, saying he 'doesn't listen to people who illegally block borders'.
For a third day in a row, trucks and vehicles lined the main trade route leading to Ambassador Bridge, which links Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, which typically sees about 8,000 trucks pass through daily and accounts for 25 percent of trade between the two countries.
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3 comments:
"Trudeau has been accused of politicizing the pandemic, and on Wednesday he doubled down saying that he would not listen to 'people who illegally block borders'"
The problem has been, neither does he listen to people who DON'T block borders.
What the Truckers Want -
I read that link. Many of those truckers do not want the vaccine and complain they can not go here or there because barred for not having the vaccine. They want their freedom and so close down the freedom of others with their trucks.
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