will move one way or the other.
Posted on 02/13/2022 5:49:41 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
OTTAWA — Canadian law enforcement officials said Sunday that they were preparing to reopen a major international bridge which had been blockaded by protesters for almost a week, raising hopes for industries, especially auto manufacturing, slowed to a near standstill by the unrest. But at the footstep of Parliament some 500 miles to the northeast, they appeared powerless to quell the near-chaos.
As officials announced that the Ambassador Bridge, which ties Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, had been reclaimed after a series of arrests in the morning, some hailed it as victory for a government deeply shaken by the intransigence of anti-vaccine mandate protests that began three weeks ago and that have since mushroomed. But it was a rare victory — and as of nightfall on Sunday, not a fully realized one.
By day’s end, the bridge was still not open for traffic.
And in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, hundreds of truckers were entering their third week of occupation of the area around Parliament Hill. They appeared to be emboldened by a growing sense of impunity, though late Sunday there were reports that an agreement had been broached for the drivers to pull out of some neighborhoods over the coming days.
The mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson, revealed back-channel negotiations with the truckers’ leadership to remove their convoy from residential neighborhoods, among other measures. The mayor’s office released an emailed letter dated Saturday from one of the protest leaders, Tamara Lich, in which she said, “We will be working hard over the next 24 hours to get buy in from the truckers.”
The mayor said Sunday in an interview that the conversations began several days ago, with the only concession offered to the truckers being an agreement to meet.
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This could all be over tomorrow. All Trudeau has to do is end the damned mandates.
L
Easy. No vaccine mandates
Stop No jab - No job
No QR Code vaccine passports.
Castdreau
Not a Victory, Bridge can be shut down again at any time. Watch for it! FJB FPT
But at the footstep of Parliament some 500 miles to the northeast, they appeared powerless to quell the near-chaos.>>>. Lies Check out the live feeds. The cops are blocking the roads not the truckers. except for friday and saturday there were lanes open on all the streets in downtown and one mans chaos is the rest of the worlds food and fun fest.
Castreauted . . .
They just can’t bring themselves to give up the power and control they have over the people.
It must be more addictive than herion.
The auto companies are lying.
Before this bridge was blocked, Ford had announced that they were idling 8 plants due to NO CHIPS.
F**k Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau!
Are you volunteering?
After all the police leave the bridge the trucks can just come right back.
F**k Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau!
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Don’t believe I’d drop my drawers for either one of them.
Where are those tanks exactly?
How do you propose to get them to those bridges?
How many miles of Canadian highways would be torn up on their way there?
L
Nope, could care less what they do. But they have options
if they choose to use them.
They brought tanks to Detroit in ‘67.
The roads haven’t been the same since.
That’s a Michigan thing.
Their Military doesn’t have transports for the tanks?
Really...I would say nearly peaceful, if not outright dignified. The NY Slimes is despicable
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