Canadian truckers shut down the Ambassador Bridge as Justin Truroo struggles to respond,

and Democrats turn on a dime and begin talking about ending COVID restrictions.

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story. And they should be a major news story. You have literally thousands of truckers who are descending

on Ottawa, which is the capital. And they are also now blocking the Ambassador Bridge in Toronto,

which is the single biggest bridge connecting the United States and Canada in terms of trade.

According to the Washington

Post. The busiest crossing on the U.S. Canada land border was blockaded Tuesday as demonstrations

against vaccine mandates that have paralyzed Canada's capital spread to a crucial trade artery

while inspiring similar protests from Europe to Australia. The Ambassador Bridge, which links

Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, was temporarily closed for passengers and commercial traffic.

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