Police cleared vehicles from a blockade of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, though a number of protesters remained at the border crossing.
Although a charge against a Windsor man accused of organizing the Ambassador Bridge blockade in February 2022 has been dropped, William Laframboise tells CBC News he would have preferred to go to trial to prove his innocence.Police cleared vehicles from a blockade of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, though a number of protesters remained at the border crossing at that time. Although a charge against a Windsor, Ont.
In July 2022, Windsor police charged both Laframboise and Nycole Dicredico with mischief and said in a news release that the two were organizers of the Ambassador Bridge blockade. Both denied those allegations from the beginning.Two charges withdrawn against people involved with Ambassador Bridge blockade
Transport Canada said the blockade halted $3.9 billion in trade activity at the Ambassador Bridge, a public inquiry heard in November of 2022.
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