“Freedom convoy” in Canada: “We thought it was all over, and not”

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Police officers in position during the truckers' demonstration in Ottawa, February 5, 2022. © AP/Nathan Denette

By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow

The truckers of the freedom convoy in Canada do not give up, while the movement begins to spread abroad.

Just over ten days after the start of their mobilization against the anti-Covid restrictions in force in the country, they are still occupying the center of Ottawa, the capital.

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The blocking by protesters of the Ambassador Bridge, one of the main crossing points between Ontario and the city of Detroit in the United States, worries authorities and businesses.

The Canadian Prime Minister, who underestimated the movement, urged the hundreds of truckers to put an end to their mobilization.

To talk about it, Christian Rioux, Paris correspondent for the Quebec daily

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