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Banks Freeze Millions in Truck Convoy Funds Under Trudeau Edict

February 22, 2022

The measures approved Monday are meant to cut off funding to protest leaders and to pressure trucking companies to prevent their semis from being used again in blockades.

Trudeau Maintains State of Emergency After Blockade Dispersed

February 21, 2022

Bloomberg

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will retain emergency powers for at least a few more days because of ongoing threats, even after police cleared all blockades across the country.

Protesters to End Border Blockades as Trudeau’s Threats Hit Home

February 15, 2022

Bloomberg

Vaccine-mandate protesters at two border crossings in Western Canada plan to leave after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government invoked emergency powers that could freeze their bank accounts and suspend their insurance.

Canada Bridge Reopens After Five-Day Protest

February 14, 2022

Bloomberg

The Ambassador Bridge that links Canada with the U.S. has reopened, clearing the largest trade artery between the two countries after a five-day protest shut it down.

How Trucker Protests Shut the Canadian Border and Rocked the Economy

February 11, 2022

Bloomberg

Canadian protests that began by championing the rights of truckers have spread into sprawling, ad-hoc anti-establishment demonstrations across the country — shuttering crucial trade links, confounding police and giving hints that the efforts could spread.

L.A. Port Sees Chance to Ease Ship Backlog by Summer Peak

February 9, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. supply chains have a chance to normalize after retailers replenish inventories next quarter, even if peak summer demand arrives sooner than usual, according to Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka.

Canadian Bridge Blockade Stretches Fragile Auto Supply Chain

February 9, 2022

Bloomberg

Protestors blocking traffic between the U.S. and Canada to oppose vaccine rules have further stretched an auto supply chain already worn thin by pandemic-related labor shortages and a scarcity of chips.

Americans Face Record Metals Prices as Shipping Costs Surge

February 8, 2022

Bloomberg

Surging prices of the raw materials needed for your refrigerators, automobiles, window frames and plumbing show no signs of abating as America’s supply chain crisis spills into another year.

Bipartisan Ocean Shipping Overhaul Introduced in U.S. Senate

February 3, 2022

Bloomberg

The first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades has been introduced in the Senate, a significant step toward passage after passing the House with bipartisan support in December.

Vaccine Protest Snarls Canada-U.S. Border Crossing for Fifth Day

February 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Two lanes of traffic have reopened at one of Canada’s busiest border crossings five days after a group of vehicles blocked the highway to protest vaccine mandates for truckers.

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