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As an estimated 4,000 protesters converged on Parliament Hill on February 12, the extra reinforcements requested by Chief Sloly a week earlier had not yet arrived. [308] Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said on February 13 that they are in constant contact with provincial and municipal authorities. Because the situation is "critical ...
The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the Canada convoy protest, a series of protests and blockades in Canada in early 2022. The protest, which was called the Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) by organizers, was "first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers" when the convoy of hundreds of vehicles, including semi ...
1989 Parliament Hill hijacking and hostage incident 7 April 1989 Canada: On the Champlain Bridge near Montreal, Charles Yacoub used a gun to hijack a Greyhound Montreal to New York City intercity bus, taking the driver and passengers hostage and ordering the bus to Parliament Hill in Ottawa. A hostage standoff ensued on the lawn of the ...
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Parliament today (29 November) calling on MPs to vote for Kim Leadbeater's private members' bill to legalize assisted dying. At Parliament Square, just ...
Government plans to impose inheritance tax on farms have come under fire on several fronts in Parliament as angry farmers drive their tractors through the streets outside. Thousands of protesters ...
Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada's besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started leaving under the pressure, raising authorities' hopes for an ...
Barber was arrested February 17, 2022, near Parliament Hill. [14] Earlier the same week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had invoked the Emergencies Act, as part of a strategy to end the protest. [15] Barber was charged with counselling to commit mischief, counselling to disobey a court order, and counselling to obstruct police. [11]
Defra’s response to latest protest today. 09:40, Alex Ross. The protest comes as the Government publishes a report on Wednesday analysing the state of UK food security.