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Canada protested against drivers blocking the Ambassador Bridge

Overseas network on February 11, local time on the 10th, north American business busiest U.S. and Canada cross-border bridge "Ambassador Bridge" has been closed for 4 days affected by the protests, the three states of the United States to Canada border crossings have also been blocked by protesters cut off, the U.S.-Canada border business has been seriously affected. To this end, the United States urged the Canadian government to use federal power to end the protest blockade of truck drivers on the 10th.

The Associated Press, CNN and the BBC reported that on the 10th, the "Ambassador Bridge" of the US-Canada Transnational Bridge entered the 4th day of the blockade, and the crossing points to Canada in Michigan, North Dakota and Montana were also blocked and cut off by protesters. Protests by Canadian truck drivers against COVID-19 restrictions have severely affected U.S. and Canadian border operations, with auto factories near the border shutting down or cutting production. The White House has therefore urged the Canadian federal government to intervene and use federal authority to end the protest blockade by truck drivers.

Traffic arteries in Canada's capital, Ottawa, have been cordoned off for 2 weeks amid protests by truck drivers, who have recently turned their attention to the crossing point between the United States and Canada, blocking multiple arterial roads with large vehicles. On the 7th, the "free motorcade" of dozens of truck drivers blocked the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit, Michigan, usa, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the busiest international crossing point for North American business, and the four-day blockade interfered with the normal trade of auto parts and other products between the two countries, and many automakers such as Ford, General Motors and Strantis announced production problems.

The Ottawa police said at a press conference on the 10th that the emergency call center is now full of fake phones, "these calls are mainly from the United States, and most of the numbers are American addresses." In an interview on the 9th, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Smallly said that the police "found that the United States played an important role in the funding and organizational work (of the protests)."

The Government of Trudeau, Canada, is facing thorny issues, protesting drivers' demands that the government withdraw regulations to force incoming truck drivers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and opposition Conservatives further demanding the termination of all federal authorization orders related to covid-19. The Canadian truck protests have also inspired imitations by U.S. protesters, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned on the 10th that california's imitation convoy protests will spread to Washington, D.C. in the coming days. (Overseas Network Wang Xiaoyu)

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