Several protesters in Windsor brushed aside questions about the impact on automotive production in the U.S. and Canada, pointing to previous halts.
Windsor — Protesters demonstrating against Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions milled around on Huron Church Road in cold, rainy conditions Friday, talking in groups, waving signs and Canadian flags, and occasionally taking refuge in a nearby McDonald’s as the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge by truck drivers stretched into a fifth day and the country’s courts weighed an injunction against the standoff. Occasional shouts of « Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Justin Trudeau’s got to go, » sounded, echoing sentiments written on signs against Canda’s prime minister. Music played in the background as protesters huddled near parked vehicles — mostly passenger vehicles and several semi trucks — and under tents. « Peace for all. End all mandates, » was the message scrawled across a trailer attached to a pickup truck. « End goerment (sic) corruption, » was the message on the cab of a semi truck parked at the site. More: Ontario officials to fine, jail protesters in Ambassador Bridge blockade Among the demonstrators Friday afternoon was Kimberley Kroeker,31, of Kingsville, Ontario, who identified herself as a healthcare worker and said she was there to protest the pandemic restrictions because of their impact on Canada’s economy and society. She held a sign declaring: « Sickness has and will always be a risk of life. » « I’m here because this economy in this country has been disrupted for the last two years, » she said.
