With numerous forces, the Canadian police cleared the Ambassador Bridge
What: AP
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Demonstrators had blocked the border bridge between Windsor (Canada) and Detroit (USA) for a week. Now the traffic is flowing again – authorities and police have cleared. But the protests are not over yet.
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NAnd traffic is flowing again: The important border bridge between the city of Windsor (Canada) and Detroit (USA) is open to traffic again after a long blockade.
After an injunction from a Canadian court, the authorities began dismantling the blockades over the weekend. In addition, the Canadian police arrested more than two dozen protesters and towed away seven trucks.
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According to US media reports, the bridge operator, the Detroit International Bridge Company, confirmed the reopening. We are pleased that “free trade between the Canadian and US economy is possible again”, quoted the newspaper “Detroit News” from the message late Sunday evening.
However, the Ambassador Bridge remained closed for most of Sunday as a heavy snowstorm swept through the region.
Daily movement of goods worth 275 million euros
Thousands of people have been demonstrating in Canada against corona measures and vaccination regulations for weeks. With trucks and other vehicles, they block, among other things, parts of downtown Ottawa.
The protests initially focused on vaccination requirements for truck drivers and then on government pandemic restrictions overall. In January, a regulation came into effect requiring truck drivers returning from the United States to also present proof of vaccination.
According to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the blockade of the bridge and other border crossings had led to six manufacturers stopping car production due to missing parts.
Some of the protesters were also taken away for resisting
Source: AFP
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25 percent of Canadian-American freight traffic flows across the bridge – that corresponds to a goods value of the equivalent of 275 million euros per day.
Meanwhile, the demonstrations and blockades in downtown Ottawa continued. There were numerous arrests there over the weekend, the police said. Some of the demonstrators had shown “aggressive behavior” and “overwhelmed” the police officers. There were also counter-protests.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met his crisis team again over the weekend. “We will continue to ensure that the relevant city, provincial and state authorities have what they need to end these blockades and protect the safety of the population,” he said.
