The truckers may have parked their rigs back home, but Canada and the U.S. are grappling with what they left behind
Even as the world watches Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is fixated on Justin Trudeau. "You’re either with the peaceful truckers or you are with the left-wing fascists," he said Saturday night in a speech.
The country got shoved into the red-hot middle of a global anti-government, anti-establishment movement, with millions in cash flowing in from abroad. And many in Canada are still trying to comprehend how a country accustomed to being ignored ended up as the hottest topic on Fox News. “The tyranny we have witnessed in Canada in recent weeks should shock and dismay people all over the world,” the former president went on. “A line has been crossed — you’re either with the peaceful truckers or you are with the left-wing fascists. … We stand with the truckers and we stand with the Canadian people in their noble quest to reclaim their freedom.”
Trudeau’s name is on a long list of authorities — from Ottawa’s police chief, to its mayor, to the provincial premier — accused of taking too long to respond to protests that overwhelmed the core of Canada’s capital and shut down vital border crossings. But Trudeau is also in the hot seat with Conservatives, who blame him for escalating the standoff with emergency powers that enabled, for example, the freezing of bank accounts.
“After a flood of misinformation and disinformation washed over Canada, including from foreign sources, after these illegal blockades and occupations received disturbing amounts of foreign funding to destabilize Canada’s democracy, it became clear that local and provincial authorities needed more tools to restore order and keep people safe,”arguing the emergency was over
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