police threaten to arrest truck drivers at anti-vaccine protest

police threaten to arrest truck drivers at anti-vaccine protest

“We have already given more tools to the local police,” he added, noting that “it is time for this to end,” the AFP news agency reported.

At the beginning of the week, Trudeau announced the use of the Emergency Measures Law, a provision that allows resorting to “extraordinary measures” with which they will try to break the hundreds of protesters who continue with their trucks parked in the streets of downtown from Ottawa.

The local police chief, Peter Sloly, resigned from his post amid criticism for the handling of the crisis, leaving the place to Steve Bell, who was confident in being able to unblock the conflict.

“I think we have the capabilities to safely end this occupation,” Bell said.

Regarding the Emerson Pass, an artery blocked by protesters and connecting Canada with the North Dakota region of the United States, police estimated today that it would reopen in “a few hours.”

Initially downplayed by authorities, the protest movement began in late January, initially fueled by truckers protesting against being required to get vaccinated to cross the Canada-US border.

Source: Ambito

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