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Justin Trudeau has Threatened to Freeze Protesters' Bank Accounts
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken an unprecedented step with the enactment of the Emergency Law because of the protests against the mandatory Covid vaccines, the BBC reported.
Trudeau said the measures would be "time-limited, reasonable and proportionate" - and ruled out military deployment.
Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada's COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their livelihoods.
"These blockades are illegal, and if you are still participating, the time to go home is now," he declared.
Trudeau says Blockades Organized by Protesters threaten the Canadian Economy
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the blockades by protesting drivers against anti-covid restrictions in Canada were unacceptable and had a negative impact on the country's economy. The protest movement entered its 13th day, adds AFP.
COVID-19 truck blockade in Canada shuts down Ford plant
A blockade of the bridge between Canada and Detroit by protesters demanding an end to Canada's COVID-19 restrictions forced the shutdown Wednesday of a Ford plant and began to have broader implications for the North American auto industry.
Dissatisfied Canadian Drivers have Blocked the Busiest Border Crossing with the United States
Dissatisfied Canadian truck drivers blocked the busiest checkpoint on the US border today. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with lawmakers later in the day to discuss the growing crisis, Reuters reported.
Canadian PM Moved to Secret Location as anti-COVID Measures Protests Flare-up
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have left their home in the country's capital and shifted to a secret location after a large-scale protest opposing COVID vaccine mandates converged on Parliament Hill, media reports said on Saturday.
Thousands in Ottawa protest COVID mandates, many rebuked
Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada's capital on Jan. 28 to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns.
Some parked on the grounds of the National War Memorial and danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, others carried signs and flags with swastikas and some used the statue of Canadian hero Terry Fox to display an anti-vaccine statement, sparking widespread condemnation.
A huge convoy rushed toward Canadian capital; PM transferred to secret location VIDEO
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left his home in Ottawa with his family and moved to a secret location.
Justin Trudeau said earlier that there is "a minority of truckers with unacceptable opinions that is on the way to Ottawa", emphasizing that almost 90 percent of his country has been vaccinated.
Canadians released after Huawei CFO resolves US charges
Two Canadians detained in China on spying charges were released from prison and flown out of the country on Sept. 24, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, just after a top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department over fraud charges and flew to China.
Trudeau's Party Wins Canada's Snap Election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ruling Liberal Party of Canada wins early parliamentary elections, world news agencies reported, citing preliminary data from the National Electoral Commission.
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