Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut some border crossings and paralysed parts of the capital Ottawa:
A protester holds a hockey stick wrapped in a Canadian flag above his head on Monday, 14 February, 2022 in Ottawa.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut some border crossings and paralysed parts of the capital Ottawa.
"Despite their best efforts, it is now clear that there are serious challenges to law enforcement's ability to effectively enforce the law," Mr Trudeau said. The Canadian Parliament would have to approve the use of the emergency measures within seven days, and it also has the power to revoke them.The threat of violence lingered, as federal police said they arrested 11 protesters with rifles, handguns, body armour and ammunition at the border between Coutts, Alberta and Sweet Grass, Montana, just a day after another key US-Canada border crossing was cleared.
Vehicles block a road during a protest by truck drivers over pandemic health rules and the Trudeau government, outside the parliament of Canada in Ottawa.The truckers have found support among conservatives and vaccine mandate opponents across the globe, even as COVID-19 measures are being rolled back in many places.
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