US Says To Canada: Stop The Protests.
The United States is fed up with the protests that are ensnarling the Ambassador Bridge in between Detroit and Windsor, Ont. (NY Times)
“After two years of the pandemic, semiconductor shortages and supply chain chaos, it seemed as if nothing else could go wrong for the auto industry and the millions of people it employs. But then came thousands of truckers who, angry about vaccine mandates, have been blocking major border crossings between Canada and the United States.
With Canadian officials baffled about what to do, the main routes that handle the steel, aluminum and other parts that keep car factories running on both sides of the border were essentially shut down Wednesday and Thursday.”
The latest viral surge is abating but many of the restrictions instituted during the depths of the pandemic are still in place which is causing people to take to the streets. The restrictions were implemented to try and reduce the transmission of the deadly Coronavirus but with new infections plummeting governments may have to act quickly to modify the safe guards to prevent further discord in society. Any modifications are predicated on a belief that the Omicron variant surge will be the last wave of infections and there is no way to know if that is true, but we can certainly hold out hope.
