Finally we get a mention of the Canadian Trucker protest that has paralyzed Ottawa for a week, and scared Prime Minister Trudeau into leaving town and into claiming the reason he has gone into hiding is he's gotten Covid after 2 vaccine shots and a booster.
But, this reporting is only because the protest has caused a delay at the Ambassador Bridge Border Crossing to Detroit:
The Detroit News: COVID protest sparks traffic delays at Ambassador Bridge
Note the article states the mandates by both Canada and the USA requiring truckers have the vaccine so they may be in their cabs alone for hours will result in a further crisis to the supply chain between the two countries:
He [Chuck Lippstreu, president of the Michigan Agri-Business Association] estimated the mandates left 30-50% of truckers on the U.S. ineligible to cross.
"We are very concerned frankly that these policies are threatening international trade and commerce with our No. 1 partner," he said. "We urge governments on both sides to rethink some common sense exemptions."
That's a supply chain crisis completely created by the governments of the US and Canada right there, and for absolutely no good reason.
The Detroit Free Press also finally covered the protest: Bridge to Canada in Detroit closes as Canadian protesters block the trade route
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And it IS impacting the grocery stores...
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