Thousands across Canada join truckers protesting COVID curbs
2 years, 10 months ago

Thousands across Canada join truckers protesting COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Protesters rally in cities across Canada as Ottawa police chief calls for more resources to end truckers’ blockade in capital. “We just want to go back to normal without having to take into our veins the poison which they call vaccines.” The “Freedom Convoy” began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers but has turned into a rallying point against public health measures and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government – though it is responsible for few of the measures, most of which were put in place by provincial governments. At an emergency meeting late on Saturday, Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly also called for “an additional surge of resources” to bring an end to what he called a “siege” of the city. ‘Challenging’ But Al Jazeera’s Rattansi said the Canadian authorities, as well as protest organisers, were facing “challenging” times ahead. “So, it is difficult to see how all of this will end.” Meanwhile, police forces in other Canadian cities said they have learned lessons from Ottawa’s predicament and have developed strategies to protect key infrastructure like vital traffic corridors and hospitals and also prevent possible violence.

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As US grapples with January 6, Canada ‘shouldn’t be complacent’
2 years, 6 months ago

As US grapples with January 6, Canada ‘shouldn’t be complacent’

Al Jazeera  

US Capitol riot hearings should push Canadians to fight far-right rhetoric and disinformation in their own country, experts say. “There’s no doubt that Canadians seem to take far more interest in events south of the border than they do in their own country … But we also have to be careful not to lull ourselves into a false sense of …

Trucker convoy protesting COVID restrictions to arrive Sunday for Los Angeles rally
2 years, 8 months ago

Trucker convoy protesting COVID restrictions to arrive Sunday for Los Angeles rally

LA Times  

Robert Wessling, left, adjusts a flag on his convoy van as Heather Puhek writes her comments. A convoy of truckers opposed to California’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates and restrictions will join hundreds of protesters expected to gather in Grand Park in downtown L.A. on Sunday for a “Defeat the Mandates” rally. A group of about 100 truckers dubbed the “People’s Convoy” …

Trump says Canadian truckers treated worse than drug dealers and rapists and ‘hunted down like enemies’
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump says Canadian truckers treated worse than drug dealers and rapists and ‘hunted down like enemies’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump unloaded on Canada’s government on Saturday …

US truckers planning pandemic protest to begin heading to DC
2 years, 10 months ago

US truckers planning pandemic protest to begin heading to DC

Al Jazeera  

The US convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protests which shut down Ottawa and the busiest US Canadian border crossing. Separate truck convoys have been planned through online forums with names like the People’s Convoy and the American Truckers Freedom Fund – all with different starting points, departure dates and routes. The convoys follow the recent Canadian truckers’ protest which …

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canadian lawmakers voted Monday night to extend the emergency powers that police can invoke to quell any potential restart of blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier that the powers were still needed despite police ending the occupation of the nation’s capital by truckers over the weekend and police ending border blockades …

Canada’s protests settle down, but could echo in politics
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s protests settle down, but could echo in politics

Associated Press  

TORONTO — The streets around the Canadian Parliament are quiet now. “I think we’ve started something here,” said Mark Suitor, a 33-year-old protester from Hamilton, Ontario, speaking as police retook control of the streets around Parliament. “I don’t believe this is the end.” While most analysts doubt the protests will mark a historic watershed in Canadian politics, it has shaken …

Canada’s truckers' protests settle down, but could echo in politics
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s truckers' protests settle down, but could echo in politics

India TV News  

The streets around the Canadian Parliament are quiet now. “I think we’ve started something here,” said Mark Suitor, a 33-year-old protester from Hamilton, Ontario, speaking as police retook control of the streets around Parliament. “I don’t believe this is the end.” While most analysts doubt the protests will mark a historic watershed in Canadian politics, it has shaken both of …

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests

LA Times  

Canadian lawmakers voted Monday night to extend the emergency powers that police can invoke to quell any potential restart of blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier that the powers were still needed despite police ending the occupation of the nation’s capital by truckers over the weekend and police ending border blockades before that. …

Photos: Ottawa trucker protest peters out after police crackdown
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Ottawa trucker protest peters out after police crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa, Canada – The downtown core of Canada’s capital was quiet on Sunday after police broke up a weeks-long occupation that began as a protest against pandemic restrictions and morphed into demands for the government to resign. The “Freedom Convoy” challenged Canada’s reputation for politeness and respect of authority, spawned similar actions in France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, and …

This Is Why Conservatives Love The Canadian Truckers
2 years, 10 months ago

This Is Why Conservatives Love The Canadian Truckers

Huff Post  

When Black Lives Matter or other liberal protest groups block a road for an evening, there is no shortage of calls for violence. The protests, which have altered significant parts of daily Canadian life, are providing American conservatives a taste of what they’ve been dreaming of for so long: white minority rule. Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley, on Canada …

In GOP embrace of truckers, some see racist double standard
2 years, 10 months ago

In GOP embrace of truckers, some see racist double standard

Associated Press  

Former President Donald Trump, who repeatedly called Black Lives Matter protesters “thugs” and “anarchists,” said there’s “a lot of respect” for the overwhelmingly white truckers who blocked streets in the Canadian capital and shut down border crossings with the U.S. to oppose COVID-19 restrictions. She called conservatives’ support “two-faced,” saying that conservatives appear to support a white, conservative rights movement, …

A “Freedom Convoy” that is turning into a roadblock to public safety
2 years, 10 months ago

A “Freedom Convoy” that is turning into a roadblock to public safety

The Hindu  

The story so far: Since January 28, truckers calling themselves the “Freedom Convoy” have been staging demonstrations in the Canadian capital of Ottawa and beyond, demanding an end to a vaccine mandate imposed by Canada’s federal government that requires them to be fully vaccinated when they return from the U.S. On Monday, the Prime Minister invoked the Emergencies Act, a …

Canadian police arrest 2 leaders of protesting truckers
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian police arrest 2 leaders of protesting truckers

Associated Press  

OTTAWA, Ontario — Hundreds of truckers clogging Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday, even as police arrested two protest leaders and threatened to break up the nearly three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. “We want this demonstration to end peacefully,” he said, but added: “If they do not peacefully leave, we have plans.” Many …

‘There’s no tow trucks that can touch us’: Canada truckers hold their ground despite threats of police crackdown
2 years, 10 months ago

‘There’s no tow trucks that can touch us’: Canada truckers hold their ground despite threats of police crackdown

Firstpost  

The truckers in the self-styled Freedom Convoy appear unmoved by days of warnings from police and the government that they were risking arrest and could see their rigs seized and bank accounts frozen Ottawa: Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday as police poured in, threatening to break up …

Photos: Ottawa police push to end weeks-long trucker occupation
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Ottawa police push to end weeks-long trucker occupation

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa, Canada – Dozens of people have been arrested and several vehicles have been towed in downtown Ottawa, police said, as a large-scale operation to clear a weeks-long occupation of the Canadian capital was underway. Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell told reporters on Friday afternoon that 70 people had been arrested as of 3pm local time and that the …

Canada border blockades, protests ‘nothing to do with trucking’
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada border blockades, protests ‘nothing to do with trucking’

Al Jazeera  

Toronto, Canada – As Canada strengthens its push to disperse so-called “Freedom Convoy” protesters after weeks in the capital Ottawa, trucker Lovepreet Singh Gill says he never had an interest in participating. “Firstly, the real challenges faced by truckers from marginalised communities are not represented,” he said, “but to make matters worse, hate speech and symbols are widespread in the …

Canadian police arrests protesters in Ottawa
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian police arrests protesters in Ottawa

India TV News  

Highlights Police began arresting protesters and towing away trucks Canada had invoked Emergencies Act first time in 50 years Police began arresting protesters and towing away trucks Friday in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada's capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country's COVID-19 restrictions. Working slowly and methodically, police led protesters away in handcuffs …

How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politics
2 years, 10 months ago

How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Canadians who have disrupted travel and trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the country’s liberal leader. U.S. Republican elected officials, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, have praised …

Follow PM Modi's example of handling farmers' protest: Canada-India Forum to Trudeau
2 years, 10 months ago

Follow PM Modi's example of handling farmers' protest: Canada-India Forum to Trudeau

India Today  

Indo-Canadian organisations have expressed concern over the imposition of the Emergency Act in Canada over the ongoing truckers’ protest and asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to follow the way Prime Minister Modi handled the farmers' protest in India. The statement added, “At this time, we recall the agitation by farmers in India in 2021, and the commendable way in which …

Tensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave
2 years, 10 months ago

Tensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave

India Today  

A showdown appeared to be shaping up in Ottawa’s nearly three-week siege by truckers protesting the country’s Covid-19 restrictions as police in the capital warned drivers on Wednesday to leave immediately or risk arrest. Read | Canada's Ontario province declares state of emergency amid trucker protests Daniel Bulford, a protest leader who described himself as a former officer with the …

Canada police to anti-vaccine truckers: Leave now or face arrest
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada police to anti-vaccine truckers: Leave now or face arrest

Al Jazeera  

Police in the Canadian capital have warned truck drivers blockading Ottawa’s downtown core that they must leave or face arrest, as authorities strengthen efforts to disperse an anti-government protest that has paralysed the city for nearly three weeks. “You must immediately cease further unlawful activity or you will face charges.” Police also began ticketing some of the hundreds of vehicles …

Curbs, Emergency: How Justin Trudeau is dealing with Covid protests in Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Curbs, Emergency: How Justin Trudeau is dealing with Covid protests in Canada

India Today  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday enforced Emergency measures to quell protests by truck drivers and others who have paralysed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country's Covid-19 restrictions. SEE PICS | Canada scrambles to end protests against Covid measures as bridge blockades drag on Last week, dissenters blocked the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and …

Justin Trudeau to use Emergencies Act against truckers' protests in Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Justin Trudeau to use Emergencies Act against truckers' protests in Canada

India Today  

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday was expected to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to bring an end to trucker-led protests against Covid-19 health rules, as police arrested 11 people with a "cache of firearms" blocking a border crossing with the United States in Alberta. Trudeau will invoke the Emergencies Act to give the government extra powers in a national …

Ontario drops vaccine proof, Canada trucker protests persist
2 years, 10 months ago

Ontario drops vaccine proof, Canada trucker protests persist

Al Jazeera  

Ontario’s premier announced on Monday that Canada’s most populous province will lift its COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination requirements in two weeks — not because of the protests that have blocked the border and paralysed Ottawa, he said, but because “it is safe to do so.” The busiest US-Canada border crossing, meanwhile, was open again on Monday after police removed the last of …

Canada protests sound common refrain: ‘We stand for freedom’
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada protests sound common refrain: ‘We stand for freedom’

Associated Press  

WINDSOR, Ontario — Canadians who have occupied downtown Ottawa, disrupted travel and trade with the U.S. and inspired copycat protests from New Zealand to the Netherlands sound a common note when asked about their motivation: Decisions about their health shouldn’t be made by the government. The Canadian “freedom convoy” was announced last month by a group founded by a QAnon …

Protests grow across Canada as police struggle to end trucker bridge blockage
2 years, 10 months ago

Protests grow across Canada as police struggle to end trucker bridge blockage

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protesters have ramped up …

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
2 years, 10 months ago

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell

Associated Press  

WINDSOR, Ontario — Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions withdrew their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge Saturday though access remained blocked while other demonstrations ramped up in cities across Canada, including the capital, where police said they were awaiting more officers before ending what they described as an illegal occupation. “The Prime Minister stressed that …

Canada: Protesters continue to block key border bridge to US
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada: Protesters continue to block key border bridge to US

India Today  

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions withdrew their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge Saturday but still blocked access while other demonstrations ramped up in cities across Canada, including the capital, where police said they were awaiting more officers before ending what they described as an illegal occupation. Now.” Trudeau has called the protesters a “fringe” …

Photos: Protests in Ottawa swell as US border blockades continue
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Protests in Ottawa swell as US border blockades continue

Al Jazeera  

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions have withdrawn their vehicles from a key US-Canada border bridge, though access remained blocked, while other demonstrations continued in cities across Canada. The tense standoff at the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit in the United States with Windsor, Ontario, eased somewhat early on Saturday when Canadian police persuaded demonstrators to move the …

Angry truckers paralyzed Canada’s capital. It could happen here too
2 years, 10 months ago

Angry truckers paralyzed Canada’s capital. It could happen here too

LA Times  

The pictures from Ottawa over the last two weeks have defied every American stereotype of Canadians. “We’ve seen Trump flags, QAnon flags, flags that say ‘Don’t tread on me.’ These are American symbols, not Canadian.” The admiration runs both ways. “The Freedom Convoy is peacefully protesting the harsh policies of far left lunatic Justin Trudeau who has destroyed Canada with …

Freedom Convoy | Truckers in arms
2 years, 10 months ago

Freedom Convoy | Truckers in arms

The Hindu  

For more than two weeks now, thousands of Canadian truckers and their supporters have orchestrated blockades in protest against vaccine mandates and COVID-related restrictions. The convoy, calling itself ‘Freedom Convoy 2022’ and numbering around 500, consisted of truckers who had driven from different parts of Canada to pressure the federal government. While many reports have characterised these protesters as loony …

EXPLAINER: A look at what’s behind the protests in Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: A look at what’s behind the protests in Canada

Associated Press  

TORONTO — For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful of commercial trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States. And for two weeks, downtown streets in Canada’s capital have been snarled by a convoy of semis and other vehicles as protesters rail against COVID-19 restrictions …

US conservative figures cheer on Canadian trucker protest
2 years, 10 months ago

US conservative figures cheer on Canadian trucker protest

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Several conservative media figures in the U.S. have taken up the cause of Canadian truckers who have occupied parts of Ottawa and blocked border crossings to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. “Don’t give up.” The Canadian protesters are protesting vaccine mandates for truckers and other COVID-19 restrictions and are railing against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, though …

Ontario Declares An Emergency Over Truck Blockades In Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Ontario Declares An Emergency Over Truck Blockades In Canada

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TORONTO — Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the U.S. border and said he will urgently press for new legislation cracking down on those who interfere with the free flow of goods and people. Since Monday, scores of truck drivers protesting Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions and …

GOP Pundits, Naturally, Are Championing The Canadian Trucker Protest
2 years, 10 months ago

GOP Pundits, Naturally, Are Championing The Canadian Trucker Protest

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Several conservative media figures in the U.S. have taken up the cause of Canadian truckers who have occupied parts of Ottawa and blocked border crossings to protest COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates. Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity cheered the truckers on while showing three live reports from Ottawa this week, while Tucker Carlson’s online …

Behind Canada's trucker protest, disruptions and divides
2 years, 10 months ago

Behind Canada's trucker protest, disruptions and divides

The Hindu  

For nearly two weeks, Canada's unassuming capital city has been occupied by a convoy of unruly protesters who oppose the country's COVID-19 measures. Now, "Freedom Convoy" protests have spread beyond Ottawa, blocking traffic and disrupting trade at the busiest border crossing in North America.The protest movement has become a global rallying point for opponents of pandemic restrictions, inspiring copycat demonstrations …

How trucker protests shut the Canadian border and rocked the economy
2 years, 10 months ago

How trucker protests shut the Canadian border and rocked the economy

Live Mint  

Canadian protests that began by championing the rights of truckers have spread into sprawling, ad-hoc anti-establishment demonstrations across the country -- shuttering crucial trade links, confounding police and giving hints that the efforts could spread. Earlier this week, Tom Marazzo -- a former Canadian soldier -- spoke at a makeshift news conference alongside protest organizers about the convoy perhaps joining …

‘It’s time to go home’: Justin Trudeau tells truck protesters
2 years, 10 months ago

‘It’s time to go home’: Justin Trudeau tells truck protesters

Al Jazeera  

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a stern warning to protesters who have set up truck blockades to express their opposition to government mandates regarding COVID-19, saying, “We’ve heard you. It’s time to go home now.” Trudeau’s remarks came as Ontario’s premier declared a state of emergency in reaction to the border blockade, and a judge in the province issued …

COVID-19 truck blockade in Canada shuts down Ford plant
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 truck blockade in Canada shuts down Ford plant

Associated Press  

TORONTO — A blockade of the bridge between Canada and Detroit by protesters demanding an end to Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions forced the shutdown Wednesday of a Ford plant and began to have broader implications for the North American auto industry. “The blockade poses a risk to supply chains for the auto industry because the bridge is a key conduit for …

Canada's Justin Trudeau slams ‘unacceptable’ trucker protests, police threaten arrests
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada's Justin Trudeau slams ‘unacceptable’ trucker protests, police threaten arrests

Firstpost  

The so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ began last month in western Canada – launched in anger at requirements that truckers either be vaccinated, or test and isolate, when crossing the US-Canada border, which snowballed into an occupation of Ottawa Ottawa**, Canada:** Canadian police threatened on 9 February, 2022, to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade …

Photos: Canadian truckers protest against COVID measures
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Canadian truckers protest against COVID measures

Al Jazeera  

Ottawa, Canada – Canadian long-haul truckers and their supporters, opposed to a government order requiring truckers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to cross the border with the United States, have been protesting in the capital, Ottawa, for nearly two weeks. While a vast majority of truckers are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protesters have vowed to …

Canada’s bridge blocking trucker protest is short on semis
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s bridge blocking trucker protest is short on semis

Al Jazeera  

Many of the protesters work in industries other than trucking, but are joining in solidarity to oppose coronavirus vaccine mandates. The government is forcing this on people, it’s very wrong in my eyes.” McLaughlin said there were truckers in the protest earlier in the day, but many had to return to work. The Windsor protest was called into action by …

Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa appear set to stay
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa appear set to stay

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators have paralysed the centre of the Canadian capital for more than a week, frustrating residents and businesses. The demonstration launched in January and billed as a “Freedom Convoy” began in western Canada and descended on Ottawa, arriving on the 28th, paralysing the city centre. The truckers have effectively shut down a swathe of Ottawa’s city centre, some 1.5km long, …

Truckers protest: Advisory issued for Indians in Canada over anti-vaccine agitation
2 years, 10 months ago

Truckers protest: Advisory issued for Indians in Canada over anti-vaccine agitation

India Today  

The High Commission of India in Ottawa on Tuesday issued an advisory for Indian citizens residing in Canada and for those who are planning to travel to the North American country to 'exercise a high degree of caution' and 'remain alert' due to protests by truckers in Ottawa and other cities over Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The High Commission said, "In …

India Asks its Citizens in Canada to Remain Alert Amid Protests Over Vaccine Mandates, Launches Helpline
2 years, 10 months ago

India Asks its Citizens in Canada to Remain Alert Amid Protests Over Vaccine Mandates, Launches Helpline

News 18  

The Indian High Commission in Canada on Tuesday issued an advisory for Indian nationals staying there or planning to travel to the country to exercise a “high degree of caution” in the wake of protests by truckers in capital Ottawa and other major Canadian cities over Covid vaccine mandates. The High Commission stated that the protests with road blockages, demonstrations, …

Christian Fundraiser For Kyle Rittenhouse Now Collecting Millions For Ottawa Trucker Mob
2 years, 10 months ago

Christian Fundraiser For Kyle Rittenhouse Now Collecting Millions For Ottawa Trucker Mob

Huff Post  

A far-right American Christian website that raised money for deadly shooter Kyle Rittenhouse is now pulling in millions of dollars for an anti-vaccine mob of truckers that has paralyzed downtown Ottawa for 11 days. “But the scale of this one is unprecedented.” Dark money for the truckers is difficult to trace on fundraising websites because people aren’t identified or use …

Canada: Covid curbs protests besiege Ottawa, minister says US should 'stay out' of it
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada: Covid curbs protests besiege Ottawa, minister says US should 'stay out' of it

India TV News  

Canada Covid-19 restrictions protests: Canada's public safety minister said Monday that U.S. officials should stay out of his country's domestic affairs, joining other Canadian leaders in pushing back against prominent Republicans who offered support for the protests of COVID-19 restrictions that have besieged downtown Ottawa for more than a week. Embattled Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly called the demonstration an …

Canada truckers protest: ‘It has to stop,’ PM Justin Trudeau says
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada truckers protest: ‘It has to stop,’ PM Justin Trudeau says

Al Jazeera  

Protesters have brought Ottawa to a standstill for more than a week, with local authorities calling for federal support. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” and their supporters began arriving in Ottawa late in January to denounce an order requiring truckers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to cross Canada’s land border with the United States. “But Canadians know the …

Canadian truckers say hate crime charges are bogus attempts to make them abandon protest
2 years, 10 months ago

Canadian truckers say hate crime charges are bogus attempts to make them abandon protest

Daily Mail  

Angry truckers have lashed out at Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau after members of their convoy protest were arrested and charged with hate crimes during another weekend of unrest in the country's capital city. People stand in a staging area east of downtown after police raided the truckers' stockpile of fuel, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against …

Canada’s NDP leader says trucker convoy aims to ‘overthrow’ gov’t
2 years, 10 months ago

Canada’s NDP leader says trucker convoy aims to ‘overthrow’ gov’t

Al Jazeera  

Canada needs to investigate foreign interference and support for an anti-government protest in the country’s capital, said New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, as the convoy of truckers and their supporters continues to wreak havoc in Ottawa. Speaking to reporters on Monday morning, Singh said the convoy’s stated intent is to “overthrow the government”. On Monday afternoon, Marco Mendicino, Canada’s …

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