Trudeau lifts emergency order invoked to end trucker protests Amid criticism, Canadian PM insists Emergencies Act was needed to quell anti-government blockades and occupation. Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2022
Canada's Trudeau ends emergency powers invoked to clear protests Canada is ending rarely used special measures invoked nine days ago to tackle weeks-long protests that shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa since late-January, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. Reuters · Feb 23, 2022
Canada official: Emergency powers removed after blockade end Senior government officials say Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remove emergency powers police can involve after authorities ended the border blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions as well as the occupation of downtown Ottawa The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022
US trucker convoy gathers for cross-country trip to protest Covid rules Group calling itself the ‘people’s convoy’ is one of several due to arrive in capital, similar to the demonstrations in Ottawa The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2022
Commentary: Learning from the drama in Ottawa: Protest should be the last resort, not the first The blockade of Ottawa by Canadian truckers has finally come to an end. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the federal Emergencies Act and Ottawa police moved in to evict the protesters, who were voicing their opposition to vaccine mandates. The truckers continued to wave the Canadian flag, but most either… Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022
Risky business: What protests and blockades could do to Canada's global reputation Canada’s political and economic classes have managed to tiptoe around the proliferation of populism, far-right electoral inroads and referenda that have plagued other democracies over the past decade. The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022
Trudeau Tells Canadian Banks To Unfreeze Accounts Of Convoy Protesters The administration of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed the nation’s banks to unlock financial accounts belonging to individuals who participated in the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers whose protest against vaccine mandates brought the nation’s capital city of Ottawa to a standstill. Benzinga · Feb 23, 2022
Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys A U.S. official says the Pentagon is likely to approve 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops in response to requests for assistance by the District of Columbia and the U.S. Capitol Police ahead of planned truck convoys The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
Convoy leader denied bail as Canadian officials warn of unrest A key organizer of the trucker protest that besieged Canada’s capital city was denied bail Tuesday as police kept a strict checkpoint system in place to prevent demonstrators from retaking the downtown streets. Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022
Life slowly resumes in Ottawa under heavy police presence Shops are reopening in centre of Canada’s capital after weeks-long occupation by anti-government protesters dispersed. Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2022
Ottawa convoy protest points to a failure of civic education in Canada With a downtown Ottawa clean-up continuing after police dispersed the protestors’ occupation, it’s important to look at what this episode tells us about how Canadians understand their civic institutions. The Conversation · Feb 22, 2022
How authorities are targeting the 'freedom convoy' money via the Emergencies Act The Canadian government gave itself extraordinary powers for a 30-day period to end the “freedom convoy” occupation of Ottawa by invoking the Emergencies Act. The Conversation · Feb 22, 2022
Key organizer of Ottawa COVID protests denied bail A Canadian judge has denied bail to one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
Has the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Already Begun? Plus: CDC withholds data, court upholds nutritionist licensing, Ottawa police break up Freedom Convoy, and more... Reason · Feb 22, 2022
The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022 An all-Malayali cricket team to play second division league in Ottawa Ottawa Tuskers will be the lone all-Malayali outfit among the 13 teams to participate in the league
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2022 Trudeau: Canada Blockades Lifted, But 'Emergency is Not Over' Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday defended his use of emergency powers to end weeks-long trucker-led protests and argued that lingering threats require the measures to remain in force for now. Trudeau's decision earlier this month to invoke the Emergencies Act -- for only the second time in Canada's…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022 UK reports 205 new coronavirus-related deaths and 41,130 cases; Ireland to drop most curbs – as it happened Ireland will drop most restrictions, including mandatory face masks, on Monday
Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022 Trudeau maintains state of emergency, says threats remain Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will retain emergency powers for at least a few more days because of ongoing threats, even after police cleared all blockades across the country.
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022 Blockades over, but Trudeau says emergency powers needed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says emergency powers are still needed despite the progress police have made in stamping out paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions
Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2022 Trudeau defends use of emergency powers to end Ottawa occupation Canadian prime minister says Emergencies Act ‘necessary’ to disperse anti-government protesters who occupied capital.
Reuters · Feb 21, 2022 Canada's parliament approves Trudeau's emergency powers Canada's parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks.
The Conversation · Feb 21, 2022 Anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of the 'freedom convoy' protest The so-called “freedom convoy” protests over the last month saw an unprecedented reaction by all levels of government and ultimately led to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act. The act shut off funding to protesters, conscripted private tow trucks to haul away rigs (tilting the balance of resources)…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022 Police Reclaim Canada Capital after Trucker Siege Ends The last big rigs were towed Sunday out of Canada's capital, where the streets were quiet for the first time in almost a month after a massive police operation ended a drawn-out siege by protesters opposing Covid health rules. A major clean-up was underway in Ottawa's snowy downtown, where police…
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2022 As New Zealand police face criticism over parliament protests, Canada could provide lessons Ottawa police have abandoned their policy of de-escalation against anti-Covid mandate demonstrators
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022 Canada truckers say protest is start of bigger movement: ‘I don’t believe this is the end’ After police began arresting truckers and taking leaders into custody, the streets of Ottawa are mostly quiet again