Fri Feb 11, 2022 – 4:27 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Canadian Freedom Convoy truckers and their supporters, who have jammed the streets of Ottawa and blocked a major international thoroughfare to demand an end to COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, have inspired similar protests across the globe. They’ve also drawn the ire of leftist politicians and elites beyond Canada’s borders.
As Canadian politicians and media outlets have pushed for harsh measures to put a stop to the Freedom Convoy, their U.S. counterparts have also expressed outrage over the protests, which are shaping up to be among the largest global workers’ movements in history.
On Thursday, the Biden administration urged the Canadian government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use its federal powers to dissolve the trucker convoy’s blockade of the Ambassador Bridge, a crucial trade route between the U.S. and Canada.
Reuters reported that per a statement released by an unnamed White House official, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg “each spoke with their Canadian counterparts, urging them to use Federal powers to resolve this situation at our joint border.”
Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused
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