Arrests in Ottawa as Canadian truckers block main bridge to US

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Arrests in Ottawa as Canadian truckers block main bridge to US

Police detain 23 in Ottawa protests over Covid restrictions, while trucks block Ambassador Bridge linking cities of Detroit and Windsor

Tracey Lindeman in Ottawa
Wed 9 Feb 2022 02.47 GMT

Traffic has ground to a halt at the busiest border crossing in North America, as Canadian truckers and others angry with vaccine mandates spread their protest beyond Ottawa.

Trucks started blocking the Ambassador Bridge linking the cities of Detroit and Windsor late on Monday, closing down traffic in both directions. On Tuesday, entry to Canada remained blocked while US-bound traffic slowed to a crawl. Each day, 8,000 trucks normally cross the bridge, which handles about 27% of trade between Canada and the US. Protesters also targeted another major border crossing in Coutts, Alberta.

Canada’s capital city remained blockaded by hundreds of vehicles from the “freedom convoy” while protest organizers called for a meeting with all federal political leaders – except the prime minister, Justin Trudeau – to find a “peaceful resolution” to the crisis.

Ottawa police said on Tuesday that 23 arrests had been made in relation to the “unlawful demonstrations”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/08/canadian-truckers-block-bridge-to-us-trudeau

[Mary in S. Carolina]

1. Canada needs to ban facebook, etc

[WA-03 Democrat]

2. The USA needs to ban

Putin's many social media poodles

[elleng]

3. Oh right. How might those be 'defined?'

Wanna try to write such a ban?

[WA-03 Democrat]

4. Sure

Social Media Company (SMC) are computer network server systems that sells advertising as it primary business to viewers. The regulations should be the same as at least fox but the SMC hide behind their "tech company" status like a shield.

Mark Zuckerberg's famous quote in 2015 after the election that FB had anything to do with Foreign Election interference was "That's Crazy!" Then Cambridge Analytical came too light. Things seemed to have gotten worse.

Companies that spread misinformation for profit or foreign enemies should not be covered. How many times can you yell fire in a crowded movie theater when there is not a fire.

I believe you are an attorney that is well versed in regulations from our federal government. I am sure your try would be far better

[Mary in S. Carolina]

18. I like you WA-03 Democrat!!!

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Utter madness that Trudeau seems completely incapable of dealing with. Nt

[BlackSkimmer]

14. I agree...I keep thinking he's got something up his sleeve, but looking less likely.

They let this go too far.

[TreasonousBastard]

6. This has gotten completely out of hand and cannot be just...

a few pissed truck drivers. Big power is behind this, and it's about time somebody found out.

Huge trucks are stopped, and they should be carrying cargo. Are the cargo and truck owners complaining about lost revenue?

Are the sellers or receivers of cargo complaining?

Towing a big rig is not easy, but are at least more drivers arrested? Are there backup drivers available to move the trucks out of the way?

How many of these protesters are Canadian anyway?

[tanyev]

17. Yeah, I was wondering about this going through the thread of pictures of trucks with company logos.

Even if company owners were sympathetic to the initial anti-vax protest, there have to be a lot of them unhappy with having their brand associated with a deteriorating situation. Have any drivers been ordered to return the truck and collect a final paycheck?


UPDATE: It begins!

Truckers misrepresenting employers by joining Ottawa protest, companies say
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142866578

[BigmanPigman]

7. Are Americans and Russians funding this?

I thought I read that they had financial backers outside of Canada.

[NJCher]

11. It's probably the Mercers

That is who is behind it in the u.s.

A report on npr said it was just a few sources and they were one of them.

Interestingly, another source is a Ivy League professor.

[BigmanPigman]

13. The Mercers...that figures.

[Samrob]

8. Canadian government should cancel all government contracts with any trucker blocking the bridges.

Award new contracts with vaxxed truckers.

[monkeyman1]

9. bet a couple of big cat dozer's might get their attention ?

[NBachers]

10. I hope there are strong and immediate response plans in the USA if it starts happening here.

[Chicago1980]

12. Bulldoze their shit into the Detroit River.

[BlackSkimmer]

15. Yeah, that'd be just great for the river.

[GoCubsGo]

16. It's about time. nt