Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not scared by truckers' protests over Covid-19 mandates

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not scared by truckers’ protests over Covid-19 mandates. 

OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians were dismayed by the actions of some protesters opposing COVID-19 regulations in Ottawa and that he will never be intimidated.

Since Friday, dozens of vehicles and trucks have clogged up the city’s center. Many gathered on Parliament Hill to complain about Trudeau and COVID-19 demands and masking requirements. Still, by midday on Monday, the majority had quit.

Police have said that most protesters were peaceful. Still, residents have complained about the blaring truck horns and certain demonstrators using the streets as toilets. 

A few also swore at the homeless shelter and demanded that staff feed them – the shelter posted on Twitter that some wore Nazi flags.

“We are not intimated by those who hurl abuse at small business workers and steal food from the homeless,” Trudeau spoke at a news conference.

“We won’t cave to those who engage in vandalism … There is no place in our country for threats, violence, or hatred.”

Senior members of the opposing Conservative Party lost their third consecutive election to Trudeau’s Liberals last year. The demonstrators were praised by the.

Trudeau stated that Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole should “reflect very carefully on how he’s walking a path that supports these people who do not represent truckers.”

However, the Conservatives claim that Trudeau ignores the suffering of tens of thousands of people struggling to support their families.

“(Canada) is a raw nerve, and the prime minister is jumping up and down on it again and again with his inflammatory rhetoric,” Finance spokesperson Pierre Poilievre told the House of Commons.

Trudeau previously announced the possibility of contracting COVID-19 but was feeling good and could work remotely. 

However, he was transferred to an undetermined place on Saturday to protect his family.

`AS LONG AS IT TAKES`

Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly told reporters the protesters’ numbers had dropped substantially from the previous day and that talks with organizers were ongoing to ensure that all protesters left the scene as soon as was possible.

“All options are on the table, (from) negotiation through to enforcement … we are making real progress,” he added.

An involved group stated that it would like customers to visit an outlet and shop without masks. In the Rideau Centre, a large mall in the vicinity announced that it would remain closed for the second day of Monday.

The protest began as an attempt to protest against a vaccination requirement for drivers who travel across borders. However, it later evolved into a protest against Trudeau and COVID-19’s policies in general.

Trucking executives claim that around 90 percent of drivers are immunized. However, the Conservatives believe that the vaccine mandate has led to shortages of food imported into the United States.

The Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra told reporters that “this mandate has not had a measurable impact on the volume of traffic crossing our borders.”

The truck driver Marian Tudor said he could not carry goods across the border since the driver was not vaccinated.

Tudor, who is 61 said he would remain “as long as it takes until we get these mandates removed for everybody.” He claimed that the government was making use of “fake science.”