U.s. truckers strike 202211/21/2023 ![]() “We hope to start repositioning our trucks on Monday,” Lich wrote. “We will be working hard over the next 24 hours to get buy in from the truckers,” Lich wrote in the letter addressed to Watson. In a letter provided to CNN from the mayor’s office, Tamara Lich, one of the “Freedom Convoy” organizers, wrote while some residents have supported and encouraged them, she realized others have been disturbed. Watson recognized this was not a long-term solution but told city councilors in a statement provided to CNN “it represents a positive first step.” On Sunday, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson announced he reached an agreement with organizers to exit residential areas of the capital’s downtown core and restrict their demonstrations to streets directly in front of Canada’s national parliament. Some protesters moved away on their own as police approached Saturday morning.Īnd for two weeks, protesters have blocked the downtown core of Canada’s capital, Ottawa including at its main airport. Police started detaining protesters after a judge ordered them to leave the Ambassador Bridge by 7 p.m. US business leaders sound the alarm on US-Canada border blockade As a convoy of truckers and supporters continues to occupy Ottawa's downtown, blockades and convoys have popped up around the country in support of the protest against Canada's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers. Protestors and supporters attend a blockade at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge, sealing off the flow of commercial traffic over the bridge into Canada from Detroit, on Februin Windsor, Canada. US-bound traffic was open, according to the US Customs and Border Protection website. “Border crossings will reopen when it is safe to do so and I defer to police and border agencies to make that determination.”Ĭanada-bound traffic at the bridge was still suspended early Sunday, according to a Canadian website tracking traffic at border crossings. “Today, our national economic crisis at the Ambassador bridge came to an end,” Mayor Drew Dilkens said in a written statement Sunday. “If he was a wise man, he would say, ‘You know what? We don’t have to do the vaccination stuff anymore,’” she said.Īlmost a week after protesters started blocking the bridge, the mayor of Windsor said the the economic fallout is ending. Lucas-Logan said she hopes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds “a very fast way of getting rid of our mandates.” New Zealand, Spain, it’s not just Canada. Australia, my cousin in Australia said it’s happening there. And take a look, it’s just not staying in Canada. ![]() “A friend of mine texted me … ‘Who imagined that little old Canada started this?’ I said, yes. None of the four Covid-19 vaccines authorized for use in Canada have egg products nor egg culture in them. “Right now, because they can’t tell me for sure that it’s not going to affect me down the line, I won’t do it.” ![]() How do you know if I got that stuff in my body, I’m not going to have an anaphylactic shock to it?” she asked. “You have the vaccinations for the measles, mumps and stuff. It’s worldwide now’ĭespite the new crackdown by police, some protesters weren’t ready to go home.Įunice Lucas-Logan showed up for her third day of protests Sunday with a quilt she made in the design of the Canadian sesquicentennial flag.Įunice Lucas-Logan said she doesn't want Covid-19 vaccine mandates. Police expect to have a heightened presence in the region to maintain order, the chief said. “From the onset of the demonstration, our goal was to resolve this situation safely and peacefully,” Mizuno said, adding “while police officers are authorized by law to use force, at this time I’m not aware of any injuries as a result of any police interaction that has occurred since the onset of the protest.” The police chief did not provide a timeline for when the bridge was expected to reopen, but said police were focusing on restoring traffic flow in the area and would open it as soon as they could. Windsor police also seized five vehicles from protesters Sunday, Mizuno said, and seven vehicles were towed Saturday. Up to 30 protesters have been arrested near the Ambassador Bridge, most of whom were charged with “criminal mischief,” Windsor Police Chief Pamela Mizuno told reporters Sunday afternoon. Workers in Michigan could lose up to $51 million in wages in a week because of trucker protest, group estimates The Canadian trucker protest has temporarily sidelined a key auto industry transport route, adding stress to a North American car industry already pinched by low inventories and supply chain problems that have sent vehicle price soaring. Trucks lined up at the Blue Water Bridge that connects Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Canada in Port Huron, Michigan on February 10, 2022.
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