* Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday declared a state of emergency, threatening fines and jail
* White House is urging Justin Trudeau's government to use its 'federal powers' to end the Freedom Convoy
* Biden's cabinet secretaries Alejandro Mayorkas and Pete Buttigieg spoke with Canadian counterparts
* Canadian trucker protesting since mid-Jan against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Covid-19 vaccine mandate
* International route drivers must be double jabbed, and 85 percent are, but the demonstrators oppose the rule
* Since Monday at least three US-Canadian border bridges have been blocked in Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba
* Ontario's Ambassador Bridge, between Detroit and Windsor, is North America's busiest international crossing
* Ontario premier Doug Ford asked courts to freeze donations to truckers on a crowdfunding site GiveSendGo
* Trudeau said he spoke to officials, accused drivers of 'hurting jobs, businesses, and our country's economy'
A state of emergency has been declared in Ontario after the Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to use its federal powers to end the Freedom Convoy demonstrations blockading key border crossings to protest Canada's COVID-19 restrictions.
Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday declared a 42-hour state of emergency, threatening vehicle seizures, fines of C$100,000 ($79,000), jail time of up to a year, and suspension of commercial licenses to punish protesters who do not comply with orders to disperse.
'This is a pivotal moment for our nation. The eyes of the world upon us right now, and what they are seeing is not who we are, this is not what Canada is about,' said Ford at a briefing. 'As a province, as a nation, we must collectively draw a line.'
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WNU Editor: I always find it weird to see a political leader come-out and say that to preserve our right to protest, his government is going to legislate draconian measures to impose massive fines and jail terms to stop a protest.
Update: Canadian Prime Trudeau will be delivering remarks at 14:00 EST today .... PM Trudeau set to address ongoing trucker protests, blockades Friday afternoon (CTV News).
Canada's Ontario Premier Ford Declares A State Of Emergency To Shut Down The Trucker Protests
Ontario, Canada leader Doug Ford declares state of emergency over trucker protests: LIVE UPDATES -- FOX News
Ontario declares state of emergency in response to convoy protests -- CBC
Premier Ford declares state of emergency in Ontario over protests, blockade -- CTV News
Premier Doug Ford declares state of emergency amid protests at land border and in Ottawa -- Global News
Ontario declares state of emergency, threatening fines and jail time to end blockade -- The Guardian
Ontario declares a state of emergency over vaccine mandate protests -- Axios
Ontario Premier Doug Ford declares a state of emergency in Ontario in response to 'siege' and 'illegal occupation' -- Yahoo News
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