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Canada's Trudeau ends emergency powers invoked to clear protests

Canada is ending rarely used special measures invoked nine days ago to tackle weeks-long protests that shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa since late-January, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Canada official: Emergency powers removed after blockade end

Senior government officials say Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remove emergency powers police can involve after authorities ended the border blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions as well as the occupation of downtown Ottawa

The Independent UK

Emergencies Act revoked after 10 days of police clampdowns helped end blockades

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the government will end its use of the Emergencies Act, 10 days after he invoked it in response to continued protests in opposition to vaccine and mask mandates. The powers provided by the act are time-limited, and would have expired in 30 days if…

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Commentary: Learning from the drama in Ottawa: Protest should be the last resort, not the first

The blockade of Ottawa by Canadian truckers has finally come to an end. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the federal Emergencies Act and Ottawa police moved in to evict the protesters, who were voicing their opposition to vaccine mandates. The truckers continued to wave the Canadian flag, but most either…

Tribune News Service

Trudeau Tells Canadian Banks To Unfreeze Accounts Of Convoy Protesters

The administration of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed the nation’s banks to unlock financial accounts belonging to individuals who participated in the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers whose protest against vaccine mandates brought the nation’s capital city of Ottawa to a standstill.

Benzinga

Justin Trudeau's Crackdown Will Make Bitcoin and Cash More Popular

There’s no freedom if the state can separate us from our money.

Reason

Trudeau announces first round of economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a first round of economic sanctions on Russia a day after Moscow recognised the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent.

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Trumpers fold like cards when tested

Justin Trudeau and Tish James proved that authoritarians are weenies who cave the second they face consequences

Salon

Key organizer of Ottawa COVID protests denied bail

A Canadian judge has denied bail to one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The Independent UK

Trudeau wins vote to extend emergencies act in bid to demolish Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’

Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 185 to 151 in favour of extending emergency powers

The Independent UK

Trudeau: Canada Blockades Lifted, But 'Emergency is Not Over'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday defended his use of emergency powers to end weeks-long trucker-led protests and argued that lingering threats require the measures to remain in force for now. Trudeau's decision earlier this month to invoke the Emergencies Act -- for only the second time in Canada's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK reports 205 new coronavirus-related deaths and 41,130 cases; Ireland to drop most curbs – as it happened

Ireland will drop most restrictions, including mandatory face masks, on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Trudeau wins vote to extend emergencies act in bid to demolish ‘Freedom Convoy’

Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 185 to 151 in favour of extending emergency powers

The Independent UK

Candace Owens calls for US to invade Canada in support of truckers

Justin Trudeau said that the Emergency Act would remain in effect as long as there were still protesters planning blockades

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Trudeau maintains state of emergency, says threats remain

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will retain emergency powers for at least a few more days because of ongoing threats, even after police cleared all blockades across the country.

The Independent UK

Blockades over, but Trudeau says emergency powers needed

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says emergency powers are still needed despite the progress police have made in stamping out paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions

Al Jazeera

Trudeau defends use of emergency powers to end Ottawa occupation

Canadian prime minister says Emergencies Act ‘necessary’ to disperse anti-government protesters who occupied capital.

Reuters

Canada's parliament approves Trudeau's emergency powers

Canada's parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks.

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The Conversation

Anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of the 'freedom convoy' protest

The so-called “freedom convoy” protests over the last month saw an unprecedented reaction by all levels of government and ultimately led to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act. The act shut off funding to protesters, conscripted private tow trucks to haul away rigs (tilting the balance of resources)…

The Guardian - UK

Germany to begin rollout of Novavax’s jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates after Omicron peak

Latest updates: Germany hopes protein-based vaccine comparable to flu jabs will help sway people sceptical of mRNA vaccines

The Independent UK

Canada truckers say protest is start of bigger movement: ‘I don’t believe this is the end’

After police began arresting truckers and taking leaders into custody, the streets of Ottawa are mostly quiet again

Salon

Ben Shapiro fine with Hitler tweet

The Right-wing podcaster defended Elon Musk's misguided tweet, which has since been deleted

The Independent UK

Canada's protests settle down, but could echo in politics

Canada's trucker protest, which grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down key parts of the capital city for weeks, could echo for years in Canadian politics and perhaps south of the border

Al Jazeera

The ‘Freedom Convoy’ is ending, but issues ‘not going away’

Disinformation expert Carmen Celestini speaks to Al Jazeera about border blockades, occupation that paralysed Canada.

The Guardian - US

Canadian police arrest at least 100 protesters in bid to break up Ottawa truck blockade

At least 21 vehicles towed as police start breaking up protest camp that has paralysed Canada’s capital for several weeks

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