Canada: Police Block Road Leading to America to Prevent ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters from Walking OverGabrielle Reyes 14 Feb 2022
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) shut down a road leading to the Pacific Highway border crossing — which connects Canada and the U.S. via their respective towns of Surrey and Blaine — on Monday in an effort to block anti-coronavirus vaccine mandate protesters from walking toward the U.S. border on foot, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.
“As of 9 a.m. PT on Monday, the road leading to the crossing remains closed and police are still on-site,” the RCMP said on February 14.
“The [Pacific Highway] border crossing itself remains open,” the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said on Monday.
The RCMP said it arrested four people on February 13 for alleged acts of “mischief” on the thoroughfare leading to the Pacific Highway border crossing.
“On Saturday [February 12], the force said protests in Surrey had been mainly peaceful, but some people breached police barricades and drove in the opposite direction along 176 Street,” the CBC relayed.
“Police did not immediately provide details on Sunday [February 13] about who was arrested for mischief and if those arrested were still in custody or had been released,” the public broadcaster noted.
Activists against Chinese coronavirus vaccine mandates and restrictions have purposefully blocked the Pacific Highway border crossing since the morning of February 12 as part of their demonstration. The “Freedom Convoy” protesters were forced to proceed on foot by Saturday afternoon after the RCMP cracked down on the largely vehicle-based rally.
“A large RCMP presence had greeted ‘Freedom Convoy’ supporters who arrived at the Pacific Highway truck crossing Saturday morning [February 12], screening motorists and commercial trucks,” CTV News reported. “A few hours later, police resorted to blocking the route with police cruisers as protesters made it to closer to the border crossing on foot.”
The news outlet described witnessing the RCMP following “hundreds of protesters” as they marched on foot towards the U.S. border at approximately 2:00 pm local time on February 12.
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