The premier of Alberta said the vaccine mandate for truckers is having a “demonstrably negative impacts on the North American supply chain” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has signed a letter demanding Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden “drop the cross-border vaccine mandate” in place for truckers, a mandate which originally kicked […]
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Canada invokes emergency powers to deal with trucker protest
PM Justin Trudeau invokes powers last used by his father to battle Quebec separatists in 1970 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history on Monday, citing the threat of “Freedom Convoy” trucker protests in Ottawa and several border crossings in the US. “This is not a […]
Ontario declares state of emergency over trucker protest
Doug Ford’s order comes as anti-mandate protesters cut off US-Canada traffic along a key bridge Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency for the Canadian province on Friday, giving police the power to fine or imprison protesters demonstrating against vaccine mandates in the city of Ottawa and elsewhere in the region. Announcing his […]
US faces its own trucker convoy, intel warns Biden
The DHS is concerned protests similar to those in Canada could disrupt the Super Bowl or the State of the Union The US Department of Homeland Security has warned its police partners and the administration of President Joe Biden that a group of truckers may seek to emulate the Canadian Freedom Convoy, setting out from […]
US responds to trucker blockade of border with Canada
The White House argues ongoing US-Canada border blockade amid trucker protests “not related” to vaccine mandate As the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan remained closed for trucks as of Tuesday evening, White House press secretary Jen Psaki referred to the issue causing the closure as “sporadic congestion” and insisted it was not […]
Trudeau says trucker protest poses threat to ‘democracy’
Canadian PM argues protesters against Covid-19 restrictions must stop as they disrupt lives of fellow citizens Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has claimed the tuckers that continue to protest against Covid-19 restrictions in Ottawa are trying to “blockade” democracy and harass locals with “violent” imagery. During a speech in Parliament’s House of Commons on Monday […]
GoFundMe halts campaign for Canada trucker protest
The fundraising platform said the ‘Freedom Convoy 2022’ campaign is now under review Crowdfunding site GoFundMe has placed a pause on a campaign to support truckers protesting cross-border vaccine mandates in Canada and the US, stopping the initiative for “review” after it amassed nearly $8 million. “This fundraiser is currently paused and under review to […]
Trudeau moved to secure location amid trucker protests – CBC
The Canadian PM reportedly went into hiding as truckers protesting Covid-19 mandates flooded Ottawa Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family were moved to an “undisclosed location” in the nation’s capital on Saturday out of security concerns as thousands of protesters gathered outside of Parliament in Ottawa, state-owned CBC reported. Protesters fought cold weather […]
Canada prepares for anti-Covid-mandate trucker protest
National security forces and intelligence professionals have been roped in to augment police ranks as the Freedom Convoy reaches Ottawa The Canadian government has mobilized police and national security forces to bolster the police presence in Ottawa as ‘Freedom Convoy’ truckers protesting vaccine mandates make their way into the national capital. Around 50,000 truckers are […]
Joe Rogan, Elon Musk react to Canadian trucker convoy
‘Freedom convoy’ derided by PM Justin Trudeau finds major attention south of the border Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and podcaster Joe Rogan have spoken about the Canadian truckers driving across the country to protest the government’s Covid-19 mandates, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced them as a “fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.” “Canadian […]
Trudeau responds to trucker convoy protest against Covid-19 mandate
Tens of thousands of truckers set off to Ottawa to protest a Covid-19 vaccine mandate Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued on Wednesday that a convoy of up to 50,000 truckers protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates in the country are a “fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.” Trudeau made his comment ahead of a trucker protest scheduled […]