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Ontario declares state of emergency over lorry blockades in Ottawa and US border

‘This is a pivotal, pivotal moment for our nation’ - Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2022

Ontario declares state of emergency, threatening fines and jail time to end blockade

Court grants an injunction to remove protesters from the bridge between Windsor and Detroit

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2022

Canada’s Ontario declares state of emergency over ‘illegal’ trucker protest

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.

France 24 · Feb 11, 2022

Canada Truckers Extend Border Blockade, Fuel Copycats Abroad

Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down another US border crossing Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam overseas and Washington called on its northern neighbor to use federal powers to end the blockades. The border obstructions have already impacted business, with the key Ambassador Bridge linking Ontario and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022

White House presses Canada to intervene against border blockade as copycat protests spread

The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production.

France 24 · Feb 11, 2022

‘Freedom Convoys’ gain support in US, as truckers protest in Canada hits standoff

It began as a ragtag team of Canadian truckers shouting about their disdain for vaccine mandates and the politicians upholding them. They stood shoulder-to-shoulder in below-freezing temperatures, waving Canada’s flag and using their semis to block bridges and thoroughfares.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 10, 2022

When will Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest end?

Justin Trudeau tells Ottawa demonstrators: ‘It has to stop’

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

Trudeau should have withdrawn Canada from the 2022 Beijing Olympics after reports of Chinese residential schools

Last June, Canada’s delegation to the United Nations was part of an international effort calling for UN inspectors to have free and unfettered access to China’s Xinjiang region to assess reports of human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2022

Trudeau Slams Canada Trucker Protests, Police Threaten Arrests

Canadian police threatened Wednesday to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as "unacceptable." With more people joining the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and the US city…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 10, 2022

Canadian provinces lift COVID restrictions, protests remain

A rapidly growing list of Canadian provinces moved to lift their COVID-19 restrictions as protesters decrying vaccine mandates and other precautions kept up the pressure with truck blockades in the capital and at key U.S. border crossings, including the economically vital bridge connecting the country with Detroit

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022