Ottawa (AFP), Feb 15 - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked rarely used emergency powers to bring an end to trucker-led protests - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked rarely used emergency powers to bring an end to trucker-led protests against Covid health rules, after police arrested 11 people with a "cache of firearms" blocking a border crossing with the United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked rarely used emergency powers to bring an end to trucker-led protests against COVID-19 health regulations, after police arrested 11 people with a “cache of firearms” blocking a border crossing with the US.
It marked only the second time in Canadian history such powers have been invoked in peacetime and it came as hundreds of big rigs still clogged the streets of the capital, Ottawa, as well as two border crossings.
“The federal government has invoked the Emergencies Act to supplement provincial and territorial capacity to address the blockades and occupations,” Trudeau told a news