Freedom Convoy: Canada trucker protests force car plant shutdowns

Key Facts

• Image source, Reuters Image caption, Protesters blocked the last entrance to the Ambassador Bridge on the US border on Wednesday Two of the world's biggest carmakers, Ford and Toyota, say production is being disrupted by trucker protests in Canada.
• Truckers blocking the most important border crossing, the Ambassador Bridge, waved Canadian flags and banners denouncing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has refused to scrap a rule requiring truckers entering Canada to be fully immunised against coronavirus.
• The Ambassador Bridge is the largest international suspension bridge in the world and carries about a quarter of US-Canada trade.
• The White House has called for an end to the protests, saying they risk hurting the car industry and US agricultural exports.

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