On February 14, 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared a national emergency to end truckers’ protests against COVID health regulations.
After police arrested 11 people with weapons who were blocking the border with the United States, a state of emergency was declared.
This is only the second time in Canadian history that such powers have been used in peacetime.
The call to power was made because hundreds of trucks still blocked the streets of Ottawa.
The Prime Minister further said, the army will not be deployed at this stage. However, the authorities would be given more powers to arrest protesters and confiscate their trucks to lift the blockade, in addition to banning the funding of the protests.
