Convoy to Ottawa: the Minister of Transport “sure” of a peaceful event

The federal Minister of Transport hopes that protesters participating in the convoy of truckers supposed to arrive in Ottawa on Saturday will respect the laws. He says he is “sure” that this will be the case. • Read also: Vaccination of truckers: SMEs concerned about supply problems • Read also: Truck convoy: Canadian Trucking Alliance and government united against protest “People have the right to protest. It must be peaceful and respectful,” Omar Alghabra said on the sidelines of a virtual press briefing on Wednesday. “I am sure that the protesters will respect our laws. After all, they stand for law and order, so I expect protesters to obey the law.” In a press conference later in the day, Justin Trudeau reiterated that his government would not chang...

Western leaders have agreed to respond with one voice to a possible "attack" on Ukraine by Russia, by imposing sanctions on Moscow of unprecedented severity, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. • Read also: Ukraine: Canada withdraws families of diplomatic staff • Read also: Ukraine-Russia: is a war inevitable? • Read also: Russia launches military maneuvers near Ukraine and in annexed Crimea “We have agreed to respond to any attack from Ukraine in unison by imposing coordinated and tough economic sanctions, tougher than we have ever decided before against Russia,” Johnson said, briefing MPs British following a videoconference Monday evening between the United States and its European allies. Russia has deployed tens of thousands of troops...

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Convoy to Ottawa: the Minister of Transport “sure” of a peaceful event

Ukraine: Moscow faces unprecedented Western sanctions in the event of an “attack”, warns Johnson