Tag: Protests
Local mayor won’t denounce Hwy. 402 blockade as it stretches into Day 6
WARWICK TOWNSHIP – A mayor who’s publicly backed the Ottawa occupation is refusing to call for an end to the anti-government blockade of a major highway in her community, which will stretch into its sixth day Monday.
Cornies: Self-serving protesters, bungled response strain nation’s fabric
The Canadian project has always been part pragmatism and part aspiration, stitched together by goodwill and tolerance.
Judge grants injunction against Ambassador Bridge blockade
Protesters blockading the Ambassador Bridge had until 7 p.m. Friday to move out or face arrest after a Superior Court justice granted an injunction to end the occupation that shut down the country’s busiest border crossing.
London officers sent to Ottawa, Windsor to help police protests
London police have sent a team of officers to Ottawa to help deal with a protest that’s stretching into a third weekend.
Leading voice of Hwy. 402 shutdown encouraging protest uptick
A leading voice of the ongoing Highway 402 shutdown is a self-styled “visionary” from the nearby community of Watford who has encouraged an uptick in participation this weekend.