“Enforcement will continue in the demonstration area and there will be zero tolerance for illegal activity,” Windsor, Ontario, police tweeted. “The public should avoid the area.”
One lane was clear and open on Sunday.
Trudeau and the US authorities all claim the bridge closure has severely hampered the U.S.-Canada trade. And even with a one-week closure, they claim the auto industry to scale back production in both countries.
“It’s not the end,” protestor Kim Deon said. “What happened here in the last week is showing the world and showing the rest of the country that, you know what, this needs to be done to stop what’s going on in our country.”
Freedom Convoys 2022 protests in countries
Protests at the bridge, as well as, elsewhere in Canada have triggered similar protests globally. And convoys and protestors locked up traffic in many countries including New Zealand, France, and the Netherlands.
Wellington, New Zealand
In Wellington, the New Zealand capital, demonstrators have set up camp on the grounds of the country’s parliament. And gathering on the streets surrounding the statehouse.