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Canada Vaccine Protests Widen (Trucker Protest Jams Key Detroit Bridge as Canada)
SwissInfo ^ | February 8, 2022 | staff

Posted on 02/08/2022 7:59:33 AM PST by redguyinabluestate

Protests over vaccine mandates and Covid-19 restrictions widened across Canada, with truck blockades halting commercial traffic at critical border crossings including the Ambassador Bridge into Detroit.

The structure that connects to Windsor, Ontario, was shut down in both directions late Monday. The land crossing is the most important link for goods moving between Canada and the U.S. and a crucial artery for auto parts suppliers and manufacturers.

Another border crossing at Coutts, Alberta, which had already been partly blocked by truckers, was also completely closed for a time, the Canadian border agency said. It’s the main route for the province’s commercial vehicles bound for the U.S. and one of the busiest border posts in western Canada.

The blockades represent a potentially dramatic escalation for protests that began in late January when a convoy of truckers moved into Ottawa, paralyzing Canada’s capital. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that the demonstrators threatened to hobble the economy and undermine democracy.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Government; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: ambassadorbridge; canada; detroit; iylm; michigan; ontario; windsor

1 posted on 02/08/2022 7:59:33 AM PST by redguyinabluestate
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To: redguyinabluestate
undermine democracy

Democracy=dictatorship

LOL

2 posted on 02/08/2022 8:03:09 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: redguyinabluestate

Is Biden stupid enough to follow Trudeau if it spreads to the US?

Life without truckers will make a Zombie Apocalypse look like a family reunion with two drunk Uncles. It will seemingly happen overnight.


3 posted on 02/08/2022 8:04:03 AM PST by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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To: redguyinabluestate

And lockdowns and other totalitarian edicts made under cover of medical emergency somehow didn’t hobble the economy or destroy democracy. Sheesh.


4 posted on 02/08/2022 8:04:17 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: redguyinabluestate

I believe that this is the only way to defeat the tyranny of our leftist Kakistocracy.


5 posted on 02/08/2022 8:06:56 AM PST by WMarshal ("No war for communism"I doubt they're smart enough to make the connection)
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To: IamConservative

Those of us in flyover country could last as long as a week to 10 days without truckers. DC? New York? San Fransicko? Maybe hours.


6 posted on 02/08/2022 8:07:16 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: redguyinabluestate

“Trudeau warned that the demonstrators threatened to hobble the economy and undermine democracy”

Trudeau rules by fiat. There’s no democracy left to undermine.


7 posted on 02/08/2022 8:14:11 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: IamConservative

Yep, people may be pissed know because the cracker shelves are empty but just wait...

Wait til the gas pumps are all shut down. No milk unless you own a cow...


8 posted on 02/08/2022 8:23:10 AM PST by bigbob
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To: IamConservative

Seriously, the question should stop right here “Is Biden stupid enough.......?”

The answer: Yes he is.

The scary part: What will Poopy Pants do about it?


9 posted on 02/08/2022 8:26:07 AM PST by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: IamConservative

Is Biden stupid enough to follow Trudeau if it spreads to the US?


The only thing Biden decides is “Vanilla or chocolate?”.

The Geppettos behind him, however, probably are that stupid.


10 posted on 02/08/2022 8:33:21 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: redguyinabluestate

Did they bring their Nazi and Confederate flags?


11 posted on 02/08/2022 8:36:44 AM PST by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: redguyinabluestate

Finally, our side has discovered what the left has known for a long time - activism and organization is the way to get your way.


12 posted on 02/08/2022 8:58:31 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: aquila48

...organization is the way...
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Must be loads of former military with the truckers. The logistics have obviously been handled by pros.

A military friend once told me most retired lower tier officers end up managing warehouses due to their military logistical experience.


13 posted on 02/08/2022 5:35:42 PM PST by reformedliberal (Make yourself less available.)
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