Protesters and trucks have occupied streets around Parliament Hill for more than two weeks.
OTTAWA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked powerful, never-used-before legislation to crack down on trucker protests that are blockading border crossings, paralyzing downtown Ottawa and shaking Canadians’ faith in their institutions.comes with the occupation of Ottawa's downtown core now in its third week. Police in Ottawa have been criticized for being failing to intervene in the takeover of the neighborhoods near Parliament.
Police have also been unable to end protests that have barricaded several ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada frontier in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.Earlier Monday, following a police operation, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that a group blockading the border crossing in Coutts, Alberta had. The RCMP said it arrested 11 people from a group within the protest that it believed was prepared to use force against police if they tried to take down the blockade.
Trudeau made the decision following an emergency Cabinet meeting on Sunday and a call Monday with provincial and territorial premiers.
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