The group that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as a \u0022fringe minority\u0022 has been voted The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year.
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The convoy gathered momentum quickly in early 2022, raising support and donations from across the country. Drivers in big-rig trucks honked their horns almost continuously at all hours of the day until a court order forced them to stop. The stench of diesel fumes and smoke hung in the air, and some Ottawa residents described feeling trapped in their homes, afraid to venture out into the unruly and unpredictable crowds.
Others appeared angry with the prime minister and his government, as evidenced by hundreds of flags with expletives aimed at Trudeau. The protests became entrenched for so long that Trudeau resorted to declaring a public-order emergency on Feb. 14, invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time since it replaced the War Measures Act in 1988.Article content
As it became clear police were planning a large-scale operation to remove the protesters in Ottawa with the help of new extraordinary powers granted under the Emergencies Act, people continued to travel to the city to join in.Article content
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