Trucker protests: Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over ‘serious danger’ as demonstrations spread
3 years, 1 month ago

Trucker protests: Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over ‘serious danger’ as demonstrations spread

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 The mayor of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in the Canadian capital over the “serious danger and threat” posed by truckers protesting against the Covid-19 vaccine mandate, as demonstrations continue to spread across the country. The announcement comes as the city’s police officials said the situation had spiraled into “a nationwide insurrection” and protests spread from Ottawa to Toronto and Quebec city over the weekend. Chief Sloly told an emergency meeting of the Ottawa Police Services board on Saturday afternoon that “we need an additional surge of resources”, after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ruled out deploying troops to the streets. Thousands of protesters gathered near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday holding signs condemning the vaccine mandates In recent days, officials have described the protests as an “occupation” and urged organisers to stand down.

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Trucker convoy protesting COVID restrictions to arrive Sunday for Los Angeles rally
2 years, 11 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” …

What we know about possible trucker protests coming to Washington DC
3 years, 1 month ago

What we know about possible trucker protests coming to Washington DC

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 An online movement among …

US truckers planning pandemic protest to begin heading to DC
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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 trucker protest – live: Police use pepper spray and stun grenades in bid to clear Ottawa trucks
3 years, 1 month ago

Canada trucker protest – live: Police use pepper spray and stun grenades in bid to clear Ottawa trucks

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. “I think we've started something here,” said Mark …

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests
3 years, 1 month 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. …

Canada’s truckers' protests settle down, but could echo in politics
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Photos: Ottawa trucker protest peters out after police crackdown
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Canadian Police Start Arresting Trucker Protesters In Ottawa
3 years, 1 month ago

Canadian Police Start Arresting Trucker Protesters In Ottawa

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING OTTAWA, Ontario — Police began arresting protesters Friday in a bid to break the three-week siege of Canada’s capital by truckers angry over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. — Ottawa Police February 18, 2022 Over the past weeks, authorities had hesitated to move against many of the protesters around the country, in part for fear of violence. With …

A “Freedom Convoy” that is turning into a roadblock to public safety
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Photos: Ottawa police push to end weeks-long trucker occupation
3 years, 1 month 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’
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Ottawa police arrest protesters to end Canadian trucker blockade
3 years, 1 month ago

Ottawa police arrest protesters to end Canadian trucker blockade

Al Jazeera  

At least 70 people arrested, interim police chief says, as officers clear weeks-long occupation of Canada’s capital. Ottawa police have arrested dozens of people and begun towing vehicles that have blockaded the centre of the Canadian capital for three weeks, as a large contingent of officers moved in to clear the area. “If you do not leave now, you will …

Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian truckers are driving cross-country to protest vaccine mandates
3 years, 1 month ago

Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian truckers are driving cross-country to protest vaccine mandates

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 A group of Canadian …

Follow PM Modi's example of handling farmers' protest: Canada-India Forum to Trudeau
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell truckers' protests
3 years, 1 month ago

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell truckers' protests

India Today  

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers on Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s Covid-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their livelihoods. “Send your rigs home.” Freeland, who is also the finance minister, said the government will also broaden its …

Canada invokes Emergencies Act first time in 50 years as protests against COVID restrictions intensify
3 years, 1 month ago

Canada invokes Emergencies Act first time in 50 years as protests against COVID restrictions intensify

India TV News  

Highlights The Act will give the federal govt extra powers to handle ongoing truckers blockades and protests Trudeau said the measures will be geographically targeted The protests have been ongoing against the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in 50 years to give the federal government extra powers …

Column: What our reactions to Canada's trucker protests tells about us
3 years, 1 month ago

Column: What our reactions to Canada's trucker protests tells about us

LA Times  

I’ve remained quietly fascinated by the trucker protests in Canada. The demand is impractical, and illegally blockading streets and bridges to force it is also unjustifiable — whether it’s Canadian truckers or Black Lives Matter protesters or any other group. But many on the right in the U.S. have also convinced themselves that the Republican Party must become a nationalistic …

Justin Trudeau to use Emergencies Act against truckers' protests in Canada
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Canada Police clear key border bridge but trucker protests continue to cripple Ottawa
3 years, 1 month ago

Canada Police clear key border bridge but trucker protests continue to cripple Ottawa

Firstpost  

The truckers have also found support among conservatives and vaccine mandate opponents across the globe, even as COVID measures are being rolled back in many places Ottawa: Canadian police on Sunday cleared a key US border bridge occupied by trucker-led demonstrators angry over COVID-19 restrictions, towing vehicles and making “several” arrests in their bid to quell a movement that has …

Ontario drops vaccine proof, Canada trucker protests persist
3 years, 1 month 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’
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Canada: Protesters continue to block key border bridge to US
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Ottawa protesters speak out as demonstrations in capital city enter third week
3 years, 1 month ago

Ottawa protesters speak out as demonstrations in capital city enter third week

Daily Mail  

An estimated 2,000 protesters are braving the frigid temperatures and blowing snow in downtown Ottawa on Saturday as they continue to push back against COVID-19 mandates with demonstrations that have crippled Canada's capital city for a third weekend in a row. Demonstrators Gabriel and Jean-Philippe sit in a hot-tub between trucks during a protest by truck drivers over pandemic health …

Freedom Convoy | Truckers in arms
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Ontario Declares An Emergency Over Truck Blockades In Canada
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Behind Canada's trucker protest, disruptions and divides
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' protests go global: Australia to Austria witness anti-COVID vaccine agitations
3 years, 1 month ago

Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' protests go global: Australia to Austria witness anti-COVID vaccine agitations

Firstpost  

Angered by COVID-19 vaccine mandates to cross borders, truck drivers in different countries have found inspiration in Canada’s ongoing ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests Angered by COVID-19 vaccine mandates to cross borders, truck drivers in different countries have found inspiration in Canada’s ongoing “ Freedom Convoy” protests. Let’s take a look at the expanding anti-vaccine movement: According to Toronto Star, members of …

How trucker protests shut the Canadian border and rocked the economy
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Canada's Ontario declares state of emergency amid trucker protests against Covid-19 mandates
3 years, 1 month ago

Canada's Ontario declares state of emergency amid trucker protests against Covid-19 mandates

India TV News  

Highlights Ontario's premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa. Canada Covid-19 restrictions protests: Ontario's premier declared a state of emergency Friday in reaction to the truck blockades in Ottawa and at the US border and said he will urgently press for new legislation cracking down on those who interfere with the free …

‘It’s time to go home’: Justin Trudeau tells truck protesters
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Canadian provinces lift COVID restrictions, protests remain
3 years, 1 month ago

Canadian provinces lift COVID restrictions, protests remain

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 A rapidly growing list of Canadian provinces moved to lift …

Canada police filmed arresting great-grandfather after he honked at ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest
3 years, 1 month ago

Canada police filmed arresting great-grandfather after he honked at ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest

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 A 78-year-old man was …

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Protests Threaten Border Trade Between U.S., Canada
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Protests Threaten Border Trade Between U.S., Canada

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented traffic from entering Canada while some U.S.-bound …

Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa appear set to stay
3 years, 1 month 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, …

‘It has to stop’: Trudeau demands end to trucker convoy protest
3 years, 1 month ago

‘It has to stop’: Trudeau demands end to trucker convoy protest

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 Canadian Prime Minister Justin …

Truckers protest: Advisory issued for Indians in Canada over anti-vaccine agitation
3 years, 1 month 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
3 years, 1 month 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, …

Justin Trudeau, who supported farmer protests, say agitators can't block economy in Canada
3 years, 1 month ago

Justin Trudeau, who supported farmer protests, say agitators can't block economy in Canada

Op India  

On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to claim that protestors cannot stall the economy under the garb of democratic rights. — Justin Trudeau February 8, 2022 On January 29 this year, a convoy of 2700 trucks had entered Ottawa to protest against the ‘undemocratic’ Covid-19 policies of Justin Trudeau including mandatory vaccination for truckers entering Canada …

Christian Fundraiser For Kyle Rittenhouse Now Collecting Millions For Ottawa Trucker Mob
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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