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Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2022 20:48:50 GMT
The anti-vaccine trucker protest in Canada’s capital is in its second weekend as protests are growing across the country. It started with a convoy of hundreds of big rigs from across Canada and thousands of people converging on Ottawa and calling for the federal government to resign or be forced out of office. They are demanding that all COVID-19 vaccine, mask and lockdown mandates be dropped. The truckers organized the rally to fill downtown streets with days and nights of protests, horn honking and some lawlessness, after Canada and the United States stopped non-vaccinated truck drivers from crossing the border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is in quarantine with the virus, has refused to meet with the protesters, and police have been mainly observing the ruckus so as not to inflame the situation although numerous fines have been issued.
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Post by Admin on Feb 6, 2022 2:09:43 GMT
#ABCNLUpdate #TruckersProest #VaccineMandates Truckers protest at US-Canada border over vaccine mandates 683,407 views • Feb 3, 2022 • Trucking Association of New York President Kendra Hems reacts to the Canadian vaccine mandate as truckers protest in Ottawa.
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Post by Admin on Feb 8, 2022 2:05:09 GMT
Canada trucker protests prompt state of emergency - BBC News
35,206 views • Feb 8, 2022 • A state of emergency has been declared in Canada's capital city, Ottawa, in response to more than a week of truckers' protests against Covid restrictions.
The protests followed a vaccine mandate implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government earlier this month for truckers crossing the US-Canada border.
The mayor of Canada's capital Jim Watson said the city was "losing this battle" and "completely out of control".
The Freedom Convoy protest, which has spread to other cities, has now morphed into broader challenges to Covid health restrictions.
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2022 3:52:02 GMT
Ottawa police have said "volatile" and "determined" demonstrators remain in Canada's capital after nearly two weeks of a trucker-led anti-vaccine mandate protest. Ottawa is under a state of emergency as police try to contain the protest. Up to a quarter of so-called Freedom Convoy vehicles have children in them who could be at risk during operations, authorities said on Tuesday. Nearly 80 criminal investigations have been opened relating to the protests. Out of thousands of demonstrators, some two dozen arrests have been made. While the protest has been mostly peaceful, police expressed concern about extremist rhetoric coming from far-right groups at the rally. As well as reported racial and homophobic abuse, protesters danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial. One officer was reportedly attacked while attempting to seize fuel from a protest truck. Speaking to press on Tuesday, deputy police chief Steve Bell said: "Our message to the demonstrators remains the same: Don't come. If you do, there will be consequences." Incidents under police investigation include alleged hate crimes and property damage. Mr Bell also disclosed on Tuesday that police had found about 100 trucks with children in them and contacted Children's Aid Society overs concerns with noise, fumes and hygiene. Some 740 miles (1,190km) away from Ottawa, Canada's busiest border crossing was partially reopened on Tuesday after protesting truckers ground traffic to a standstill.
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Post by Admin on Feb 11, 2022 3:45:01 GMT
US officials have urged Canada's government to use its federal powers to end a blockade by truckers protesting against Covid restrictions. President Joe Biden is being briefed regularly on the protests, which have hit Ottawa and a border crossing that generates a quarter of US-Canada trade. Car-makers and local authorities are seeking an injunction to end the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge. An Ontario court has stopped protesters from accessing online donations. The truckers have raised over $8m (C$10m £5.9m) through online platform GiveSendGo, after being kicked off GoFundMe for allegedly violating its policy on harassment. A statement from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, whose office pursued the order, said it "binds any and all parties with possession or control over these donations". "We are principally focused on resolving the blockage at the Ambassador Bridge as well as other ports of entry," the official added. The span - which links Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit, Michigan - remains closed to most traffic, though other ports and border crossings are open nearby. Now partially shut for four days, it is the largest international suspension bridge in the world. Windsor police are getting support from other police jurisdictions "for the purpose of helping support a peaceful resolution", they tweeted on Thursday evening. "[If] the protesters don't leave, there will have to be a path forward. If that means physically removing them, that means physically removing them, and we're prepared to do that," Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens told CNN. "[While] it may be gratifying for someone to see the forced removal of the demonstrators, such action may inflame the situation and certainly cause more folks to come here and add to the protest, and we don't want to risk additional conflict," he added.
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