02-13-2022, 07:37 PM
‘This is far from over’: Freedom Convoy truckers ‘hold the line’ and continue to block access from Canadian side of Ambassador Bridge after cops cleared them away earlier. Protesters march in Ottawa and NY Gov. prepares for Niagara Falls disruption
Freedom Convoy truckers have returned to the site of the six-day standoff and have continued to ‘hold the line’ on the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor in order to block access on the Canadian side after being cleared away earlier by police following a lengthy demonstration.
Demonstrations across Canadian cities have been implemented in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s order for the country’s truckers to be vaccinated or quarantine after returning from the US.
The tense standoff at the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, eased somewhat early in the day when Canadian police persuaded demonstrators to move the trucks they had used to barricade the entrance to the busy international crossing.
Protestors, however, made their return as they were seen blocking the bridge yet again on Saturday night.
Other cities including Ottawa also faced an influx of protestors as around 4,000 had been reported by police.
Officials with the Ottawa police initially communicated to protestors earlier on Saturday to threaten arrests and fines if they did not clear the scene by midnight.
A Canadian judge also previously asked the protestors to move by 7pm but failed to get them out.
In addition, other demonstrators have also blocked borders to the Canadian province of Manitoba at the Emerson Port of Entry, which is shared with North Dakota as well as Coutts Crossing in Alberta, which brings truckers into and out of Montana.
The problems have fed into current issues linked to the supply chain crisis as a shortage in auto parts have caused vehicle companies to temporarily shut down.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has since announced she is preparing to deal with the disruptions related to the protest.
This comes ahead of a planned protest at the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ontario, that connects the southern region of the province to Buffalo.
Read more: ‘This is far from over’: Freedom Convoy truckers ‘hold the line’ and continue to block access from Canadian side of Ambassador Bridge after cops cleared them away earlier. Protesters march in Ottawa and NY Gov. prepares for Niagara Falls disruption
Freedom Convoy truckers have returned to the site of the six-day standoff and have continued to ‘hold the line’ on the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor in order to block access on the Canadian side after being cleared away earlier by police following a lengthy demonstration.
Demonstrations across Canadian cities have been implemented in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s order for the country’s truckers to be vaccinated or quarantine after returning from the US.
The tense standoff at the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, eased somewhat early in the day when Canadian police persuaded demonstrators to move the trucks they had used to barricade the entrance to the busy international crossing.
Protestors, however, made their return as they were seen blocking the bridge yet again on Saturday night.
Other cities including Ottawa also faced an influx of protestors as around 4,000 had been reported by police.
Officials with the Ottawa police initially communicated to protestors earlier on Saturday to threaten arrests and fines if they did not clear the scene by midnight.
A Canadian judge also previously asked the protestors to move by 7pm but failed to get them out.
In addition, other demonstrators have also blocked borders to the Canadian province of Manitoba at the Emerson Port of Entry, which is shared with North Dakota as well as Coutts Crossing in Alberta, which brings truckers into and out of Montana.
The problems have fed into current issues linked to the supply chain crisis as a shortage in auto parts have caused vehicle companies to temporarily shut down.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has since announced she is preparing to deal with the disruptions related to the protest.
This comes ahead of a planned protest at the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ontario, that connects the southern region of the province to Buffalo.
Read more: ‘This is far from over’: Freedom Convoy truckers ‘hold the line’ and continue to block access from Canadian side of Ambassador Bridge after cops cleared them away earlier. Protesters march in Ottawa and NY Gov. prepares for Niagara Falls disruption