The Prime Minister, speaking to parliament in Ottawa, defended the current COVID restrictions in place – the very mandates that have prompted truckers to converge on the nation’s capital.
Ottawa police again put out another warning that protesters could be arrested, and a conviction might cost them their jobs.
The protests in Ottawa and at two Canada-US border crossings have now been going on for two weeks
“Blockages, illegal demonstrations are unacceptable, and are negatively impacting businesses and manufacturers,” Mr Trudeau said on Wednesday.
“We must do everything to bring them to an end.”
He said the protesters are “trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens’ daily lives”.
“It has to stop.”
Prime Minister Trudeau returned to parliament on Monday following a week-long isolation after he tested positive for COVID-19.
