Trudeau Says Army Response to Trucker Protest ‘Not in the Cards’
- Comment suggests occupation of Canada’s capital will drag on
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed the idea of deploying Canada’s military to help clear out a trucker protest that has paralyzed the capital, raising the prospect of an extended occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core.
Trudeau, speaking in a virtual news conference from isolation after contracting Covid-19, said Thursday that the federal government would consider any request for military help from provincial or city officials -- but he doesn’t see that happening in the near future.