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Trudeau Calls Truck Blockades Unlawful, Says US Border Must Open

CANADA
(MNI) OTTAWA
  • Prime Minister Trudeau says Canada-US border "cannot and will not remained closed” and President Joe Biden agrees based on an earlier phone talk
  • While "everything is on the table" to end blockades, using the army is a last resort, Trudeau says at Friday press conference
  • Protesters could lose trucking licenses, face criminal charges, lose ability to visit US, he said
  • Trudeau said he and Biden discussed US financing of the protests and evidence Americans organized calls to flood emergency telephone lines in Ottawa
  • Trudeau suggested strong health measures must also remain in place
MNI Ottawa Bureau | +1 613-314-9647 | greg.quinn@marketnews.com
MNI Ottawa Bureau | +1 613-314-9647 | greg.quinn@marketnews.com

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