- Protesters blocking the busiest land border in North America – the bridge between Detroit and Windsor – are refusing to leave, despite a Canadian judge on Friday evening granting an injunction against their presence
- Windsor police department are handing out flyers to the demonstrators, who are calling for an end to vaccine mandates, telling them they face fines of CA $100,000 ($78,000) and the loss of their commercial license no
- Police have said that the protesters must clear the bridge by midnight on Friday or else face fines and potential arrest, but a crowd is remaining on the bridge despite the threat and the cold
- Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau spoke directly on Friday regarding the Freedom Convoy blockades at the border, which began on Monday
- ‘President Biden and I both agreed that…these blockades cannot continue,’ said Trudeau
- White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that Trudeau had promised ‘quick action’
- Trudeau said that the use of military force was a last resort but that ‘everything is on the table’
- Conservative Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday declared a state of emergency, threatening fines and jail
- US group ‘Convoy to Save America’ is launching convoys from Nashville and New York City this weekend
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