Protesters Defy Trudeau’s Emergency Powers With Border Stops
- Canada-U.S. crossings shut down in Alberta, Manitoba
- ‘They can remove us or shoot at us,’ retired farmer says
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Demonstrators against vaccine mandates halted traffic at two major border crossings in Western Canada even after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a law giving his government emergency powers to end blockades.
The main border posts in Alberta and Manitoba were closed Monday, with commercial traffic to the U.S. blocked by semi-trailers and farm equipment driven there by people opposed to Covid-19 vaccine rules.