Federal Conservatives call on anti-vaccine mandate protesters to bring down the barricades – CBC

Trudeau urges oppositon members to denounce protests in meeting late Thursday

Feb 10, 2022

After publicly supporting the anti-vaccine mandate activists protesting in Ottawa in recent weeks, interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen said Thursday it’s time for the convoy and other protesters blocking two major border crossings to end their “disruptive” demonstrations and go home.

Bergen, who has called the convoy a “passionate, patriotic and peaceful” group of Canadians concerned about freedom at a time of COVID-19 restrictions, said the protesters have made their point to parliamentarians and the Conservative Party will take up their fight in the House of Commons instead.

The anti-mandate protest that started in Ottawa has spread to Windsor, Ont., and Coutts, Alta., disrupting the flow of goods and crippling Canada-U.S. trade.

Late Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for all members of Parliament from every party to denounce the “illegal blockades and occupations happening across the country.”

Trudeau said he briefed the leaders of all opposition parties on the latest developments and stressed on them to call for an end to the blockades.

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