The Latest Breaking News from Ottawa

Canada truck protests: Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers

The prime minister wants order to be restored in the capital and further afield

Wales Online · Feb 14, 2022

Like father, like son; 50 years later, Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers

Faced with truckers' protests popping up across the nation, and hampering cross border trade, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday became the only Canadian leader since his father 50 years ago to declare a state of emergency in peacetime.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

Trudeau invokes emergency powers, seeks to halt protest funding

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked sweeping emergency police powers Monday to quell protests against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions in the capital and at border crossings.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Like the truck-machines in 'Mad Max,' the 'freedom convoy' relies on access to fuel

The media has been inundated by images of the ‘freedom convoy’ that began converging on Ottawa on Jan. 28. The convoy reflects our continued inability to find a middle ground when it comes to debates surrounding COVID-19 mandates and proposed vaccine passports.

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022

Alleging a commitment to 'freedom,' the convoy takes a page from the Cold War playbook

With the end of the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge and the deal brokered by the City of Ottawa to remove trucks from residential areas, it might appear that the so-called freedom convoy is winding down. But the challenge of how to proceed remains.

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022

The police, not the military, must stop the 'freedom convoy' and Canada's far-right uprising

The “freedom movement” is a catch-all term for many segments of intolerant ideologies, including white supremacy, anti-LGBTQ sentiments and anti-Semitism.

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022

Factbox-Canada's Emergencies Act: how will it squeeze funding of the trucker protests?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked rarely-used special measures to end protests that have shut some border crossings and paralyzed downtown Ottawa.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

Trudeau invokes rare emergency powers in attempt to quell protests

Emergencies Act gives government broad powers for 30 days, but prime minister is not expected to call in the military

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022

Canada's Freedom Convoy Embodies Fatigue with Pandemic Authoritarianism

COVID-19 policies eroded liberty and many people want it back.

Reason · Feb 14, 2022

Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers in bid to end protests

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut some U.S. border crossings and paralyzed parts of the capital.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022