Time for Justin to put a hammer down on these miscreants.
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As the trucker convoy protests stretch into their second week in the nation's capital, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for the demonstrations to end, while his government fields requests to play a role in seeing control restored in the city as the anti-COVID-19 mandate demonstrators dig in.
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Feds calling for trucker convoy protest to end, propose special meeting to plan next steps
The federal government is calling for the trucker convoy protests to end, and are proposing a special meeting with provincial and municipal governments to plan next steps, including enforcing existing provincial sanctions, as the demonstrations stretch into their second week in the nation's capital.
“These blockades and occupations need to end. Unlawful activities are not the way to offer meaningful involvement in government policy development,” said Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Monday.
Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said during the federal update—the first of its kind since the convoy protests kicked off—that the federal government wants to strike a “trilateral table with municipal and provincial partners.” Blair said that this table would allow the various parties responsible for managing the standoff to keep lines of communication open and respond efficiently.
Alghabra said that he will be speaking with his provincial counterpart to discuss enacting existing regulatory powers over the commercial trucking industry, including suspending commercial licenses and insurance for the owners of the equipment blockading streets for days on end.
“It’s clear, blockades of streets and bridges is against the law and should bring serious consequences for the owners,” the transport minister said.
This update comes as the pressure on the overlapping levels of government who have jurisdiction in and around Parliament Hill has been ramping up, with Ottawa residents growing increasingly frustrated as the protesters dig in on their demand for politicians to end all COVID-19 mandates.
So far, the federal government has largely taken the position that Ottawa police are the lead and would be working to meet any formal requests issued.
After a second weekend of protests and an uptick in tickets and arrests, the city of Ottawa declared a state of emergency on Sunday. As of Monday morning, trucks continue to clog streets throughout the city and organizers show no signs of packing up.
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Ottawa-Centre MP Yasir Naqvi also took part in the press conference.
Trudeau, who tested positive for COVID-19 one week ago, is scheduled to be in “private meetings” throughout the day.
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. Twix you say? I get to keep one right?
. I’m learning it’s so true “you can’t fix stupid”.
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