The Prime Minister of the Province of Ontario, Doug Ford, is trying to get rid of protests that paralyze the capital, Ottawa, a U.S.-Canada border crossing, and also the million-dollar city of Toronto.
Canada the largest province of Ontario has declared a state of emergency in an attempt to crack down on numerous Convoy outbreaks.
Obstructing the movement of passengers or goods is illegal and will be severely punished in the future, the Prime Minister of Ontario Doug Ford said at a news conference on Friday.
“Violations will be severely punished, with fines of up to $ 100,000 or one year in prison,” Ford told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. According to the CBC.
One hundred thousand The Canadian dollar is about 70,000 euros.
“This applies to international border crossings, highways, airports, ports, bridges and railways,” Ford said.
The provinces in Canada have quite a lot of independent jurisdiction. That is why the Prime Minister of Ontario announced the tightening of the extracts.
Canada has a population of about 38 million, of which about 14 million are Ontario residents.
Intervention by federal forces has also been called for to end the Convoy protest. That would already be the strongest possible countermeasure to which the Prime Minister of Canada would go Justin Trudeau at least not yet willing to take.
Freedom Convoyn that is, literally translated, the Freedom Convent was started by Canadian truck drivers in late January. Protesters oppose coroner vaccines and government corona policy in general.
Convoy protests have paralyzed downtown Ottawa, parts of Toronto, Canada’s largest city, and anti-US border traffic.
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