Ottawa blockade ends, but Canadian Trudeau says emergency powers are still needed.
but Canadian Trudeau says emergency powers are still needed. TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday emergency powers are still needed despite police ending border blockades and the occupation of the nation’s capital by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions. Trudeau said. Lawmakers in Parliament will vote Monday night whether to allow police to continue to use emergency powers. Opposition New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh said his party will support it police arrested at least 191 people and towed away 79 vehicles. Many protesters retreated as the pressure increased. Trudeau said people in Ottawa were harassed for weeks and said billions of dollars in trade were stalled by the border blockades The trucker protests grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down key parts of the capital city for more than three weeks. But all border blockades have now ended and the streets around the Canadian Parliament are quiet. Ottawa protesters who vowed never to give up are largely gone ensuring Trudeau should have enough votes. Trudeau noted there are some truckers that are just outside Ottawa that may be planning further blockades and his public safety minister noted there was an effort to block a border crossing in British Columbia on the weekend. The emergencies act allows authorities to declare certain areas as no go zones. It also allows police to freeze truckers’ personal and corporate bank accounts and compels tow truck companies to tow away vehicles. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said those who had their bank accounts frozen were she said. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said allowing police to designate Ottawa’s downtown a no-go zone has been particularly effective. About 100 police checkpoints remain. arresting a string of Ottawa protesters and increasing that pressure on Saturday until the streets in front of Parliament were clear. Eventually Singh said. Singh also noted there have been convoys that have been intercepted. chased away by police in riot gear. The relentless blare of truckers’ horns has gone silent. A large police presence remains in Ottawa and some areas are fenced off. The protests said they know there are protesters waiting in the surrounding areas of Ottawa and in the capital itself. The organizers clearly have a goal in mind to undermine democracy. That’s something we can’t allow to continue. Mendicino said. Singh
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