revolution, a popular uprising. canadian polling has consistently shown that a majority, sometimes around two-thirds of respondents in canada disapprove or oppose of the protests. and as matt egan said, they re now impacting important economic activity and production in auto plants. i d not be surprised if that opposition number increased further. there s obviously a lot of misinformation circulating on social media. can you fact check some of the lies that seem to be circulating and maybe actually motivating some of these protesters? it s hard to know where to start. so this week there was a purported letter from prime minister trudeau circulating talking about how he d meet with certain demonstrators on when they got vaccinated. it s a phony image. there s a very viral story among supporters of the protest that a judge or court in canada ordered ottawa police to return fuel they had seized from demonstrators. again, completely made up. no court order. there was also claims ottawa
the sound of canadian protests against vaccine mandates now growing louder on both sides of the border with the usual interstate routes and bridges into canada blocked by protestors. officials in michigan tell cnn truck drivers are now taking back roads to cross the border. meanwhile, auto plants at the u.s. and canada already having trouble finding parts. supply issues causing ford and gm to cancel production shifts. plus, dhs now warning u.s. drivers may join these protests, disrupt traffic during big events including at the super bowl this sunday and around the state of the union address on march 1st. let s bring in edward canan, washington bureau chief of the toronto star. thanks so much for getting up with us. the first question, is there any sort of dialogue happening between the canadian government and these protesters? or are we still all these days later at a standstill? it appears we are kind of at
lumber is shockingly expensive, as much as 75% higher than normal. why it s not just biden, it s beetles you can blame. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. today we start with that trucker protest in canada over covid reaction mandates is making the supply chain in the u.s. ever worse. the clogged border crossings are creating scenes like this one. look at that, a three-hour wait to get into the u.s. several auto plants in michigan are stopping production and reducing work hours because of these protests. gretchen whitmer is calling on the canadian government to unblock the ambassador bridge. whitmer saying the blockade is having a significant impact on michigan s working families who are just trying to do their jobs. whitmer is hardly alone. several border state governors are worried that it could have
in ottawa, 9° on monday. sorry, i hope you are ok, alexis. i m ok. actually, most of the people are big fox fans, not everybody, sandra. but the temperatures are dropping, but people are out here this weekend. sandra: amazing job, stay safe. alexis, thank you very much. trace: let s move on toga ret tenney, the protest on the other side of the border are starting to have an impact on american businesses, specifically talking now about the auto industry, good afternoon to you. trace, good afternoon to you. the number of auto plants that are either pausing production or cancelling shifts seems to be growing by the day, and that s happening well beyond those plants that are here in the motor city. toyota says the plants in kentucky, alabama, and west virginia are also being impacted by the supply chain crisis that
community is moving on now. the border closure caused production disruptions for auto-makers costing the industry close to a billion in estimated closss. the bridge is open are you back in business. not 100%. reporter: paul russo is delivering delayed metal shipments to canadian auto plants. how long do you think it will take you to clear out the backlog. three weeks. reporter: you don t have the driver base. i used to move 30 loads aday to canada, now i have 15 trucks. reporter: being able to drive across the ambassador bridge again is huge for trade. every day this bridge handles more than $320 million in goods between the u.s. and canada. it accounts for about 25% of all trade between the two countries. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is invoking never before used emergency powers to deal with the continuing protests in ottawa and its several border crossings. police in alberta arrested 11