There are allegations that GOP leaders apply a racist double standard to large protests, attacking Black Lives Matter groups but celebrating white truckers shutting down a city over pandemic restrictions.
A protester is arrested by as police remove truckers and supporters after a court injunction gave police the power to enforce the law after trucks blocked the access leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022.
Harrisburg Black Lives Matter demonstration at the Capitol to protest the murder of George Floyd. May 30, 2020. Sean Simmers | [email protected]/file On Thursday, hundreds of truckers in Ottawa stood their ground as police poured in, threatening to break up the demonstration. Workers put up extra fences around government buildings, and officers began sealing off much of the downtown area to outsiders to prevent them from coming to the aid of the protesters.
At the Alberta border town of Coutts, across from Montana, where a blockade disrupted trade for more than two weeks, police arrested 13 people and seized guns and ammunition earlier this week. Four men also face a charge of conspiracy alleging that they plotted to kill Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers.
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