Windsor Police Prep To “Physically Remove” Protesters

The Detroit Free Press reports:

The trucker protest that closed traffic on the Ambassador Bridge entered its fourth day early Thursday, with increasing disruptions to the auto industry and calls from officials to end it.

There’s no indication when the standoff will end, or what — exactly — truckers are seeking. But Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens signaled Thursday that he was preparing to use police reinforcements to “physically remove” the protesters soon, if they did not disperse on their own.

The situation in Canada has grown so bad, Windsor Police asked residents early Thursday and after hundreds of calls to stop phoning police to get updates about the bridge closure.

Read the full article.

Mayor of Windsor says some of the protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge are “mentally unstable…willing to die” for their cause in some cases. He made the comments on radio.

— ??á? ?’???? Global News (@ConsumerSOS) February 10, 2022

Windsor’s mayor says he’ll seek an injunction to end a protest blocking Ambassador Bridge. More live updates herehttps://t.co/0yHFAixmib pic.twitter.com/pXw6u7av5y

— National Post (@nationalpost) February 10, 2022

In a news conference, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says yes, Huron Church Road (to the Ambassador Bridge) is a municipal road, it’s going to take provincial and federal intervention to clear it if the protesters don’t leave under their own power.https://t.co/jNjjH407Y5

— David Reevely (@davidreevely) February 10, 2022

“The economic harm that this occupation is having on international trade is not sustainable and it must come to an end.” Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens to seek court order to end Covid-19 protest disrupting commercial traffic on Ambassador Bridge. https://t.co/B0NuCObVML

— Paul Vieira (@paulvieira) February 10, 2022