{"id":1298965,"date":"2022-02-15T05:16:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1298965"},"modified":"2022-02-15T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:22:45","slug":"trudeau-invokes-emergency-powers-against-truckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeau-invokes-emergency-powers-against-truckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers Against Truckers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrudeau-invokes-emergency-powers-against-truckers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1298965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s Tuesday, February 15th, and this is your Morning Wire. Listen to the full podcast:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>1) Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers Against Truckers<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>Police have cleared trucks blocking a major trade-route at the U.S.-Canadian border, but the trucker protest known as the Freedom Convoy continues in Ottawa as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declares a national emergency, allowing him to temporarily suspend civil rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/02\/14\/world\/canada-protests-news\"><b>Quote Of The Day:<\/b><\/a><span> \u201cThis is not a peaceful protest. We will not allow illegal and dangerous activities to continue.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_342940\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342940\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Dave-ChanDAVE-CHANContributorAFP-via-Getty-Images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Dave-ChanDAVE-CHANContributorAFP-via-Getty-Images.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Dave-ChanDAVE-CHANContributorAFP-via-Getty-Images-300x200.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-342940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Chan\/DAVE CHAN\/Contributor\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>The Situation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Ambassador Bridge from Detroit into Ontario has now been cleared, with fewer than a dozen people arrested, but there are now reports that the truckers are blocking other bridges into the country, including one from Washington into British Columbia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response to the new demonstrations, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he\u2019s going to invoke a 1988 emergency act preventing protestors from blocking those crossings and against the convoy currently occupying Parliament Hill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The act allows the federal government to override the provinces\u2019 authority with temporary security measures intended for national emergencies. It\u2019s only been used once before in peacetime when a group of militants kidnapped a British diplomat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance said one of those measures is going to include cracking down on the crowdfunding platforms supporting the truckers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The premiers of Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, and Saskatchewan are saying they oppose the invocation of this emergency act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>On The Ground<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Trudeau has reportedly had trouble getting on-the-ground authorities to cooperate. Reports on social media claim many police are supporting the protesters on Parliament Hill instead of removing them. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported, \u201cthe tow truck operators on contract to the City of Ottawa are] taking a hard pass on requests to haul vehicles out of protest areas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Several members of Trudeau\u2019s party have broken with him and Ontario is no longer requiring people to show proof of vaccination to enter indoor spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While lots of media coverage has characterized these protestors as anti-vaccine, an estimated 90% of the Canadian truckers are already vaccinated.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Joe Biden has urged Trudeau to use any means at his disposal to get the situation under control, while Republicans such as Kentucky Senator Rand Paul say they\u2019re behind the truckers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_342957\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342957\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Stephen-LamThe-San-Francisco-Chronicle-via-Getty-Images-San-Francisco-ChronicleHearst-Newspapers-via-Getty-Images-Contributor-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Stephen-LamThe-San-Francisco-Chronicle-via-Getty-Images-San-Francisco-ChronicleHearst-Newspapers-via-Getty-Images-Contributor-1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Stephen-LamThe-San-Francisco-Chronicle-via-Getty-Images-San-Francisco-ChronicleHearst-Newspapers-via-Getty-Images-Contributor-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-342957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Lam\/The San Francisco Chronicle\/San Francisco Chronicle\/Hearst Newspapers\/Contributor via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2) Radical San Francisco School Board Facing Recall Election<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>After making headlines for implementing radical policies over the past year, three members of the San Francisco school board \u2014&nbsp;including the President \u2014 are facing a recall election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/san-francisco-mayor-supports-school-board-members-recall-undecided-on-chesa-boudin\"><b>Quote Of The Day:<\/b><\/a> <span>\u201cThey have become a distraction, and if they really genuinely cared about our kids they would get out of the way and allow us to move forward with people who understand financial management, who understand the need to put children before anything, before politics\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 San Francisco Mayor London Breed (D)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Recall&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The San Francisco school board has garnered nationwide attention after passing a series of far-left measures.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Specifically, the board got rid of merit-based admissions at a high school because most of the students were Asian, changing it instead to a lottery system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They also stirred controversy after attempting to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/election\/san-francisco-school-board-recall-election-what-you-need-to-know\"><span>rename<\/span><\/a><span> schools which were named after people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln \u2013 before reversing course after facing backlash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The parents who started the recall attempt have said it stems from issues with how the board handled a budget crisis, as well as their failure to get public schools open during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What Happens Next: <\/b><span>Each of the individual members will be voted on, so all of them could be stripped of their roles, or a few of them could be. If the members are removed, Mayor Breed selects and appoints new members for the rest of the 4 year term.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_342947\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342947\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kevin-C.-CoxStaffGetty-Images4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Kevin-C.-CoxStaffGetty-Images4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Kevin-C.-CoxStaffGetty-Images4-300x200.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-342947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin C. Cox\/Staff\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>3) NFL Season Comes To An End<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>After a highly competitive postseason, the NFL season came to an end Sunday night, with the Los Angeles Rams defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in the Super Bowl.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Game&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The game was hosted at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, a city which is still in a state of emergency due to COVID-19. In order to enter the stadium, fans were required to show either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test. Once inside, masks were required, though the rule was blatantly disregarded \u2013 even by some famous figures, including Ellen Degeneres, LeBron James, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) was also pictured speaking closely with a group of people while maskless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Political Angle<\/b><span>: The Black National Anthem was sung prior to the game. However, there was also a rendition of the national anthem and God Bless America, accompanied by a massive American flag, and there was a military flyover.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ratings<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The NFL just saw their highest regular season numbers in six years, averaging 17.1 million viewers per game. The four divisional playoff games averaged <\/span><span>37.1 million viewers, a 21% increase over last year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For the Super Bowl, the preliminary numbers look positive. Super Bowl 56 is expected to have brought in a viewing audience of around 117 million viewers, making it the most watched Super Bowl of all time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The strong ratings are in stark contrast with the Beijing Olympics, which saw a 55% decrease in primetime viewership as of last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_342949\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342949\" class=\"size-full wp-image-342949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-McGrathStaffGetty-Images2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Chris-McGrathStaffGetty-Images2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/Chris-McGrathStaffGetty-Images2-300x200.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-342949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris McGrath\/Staff\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Other Stories We\u2019re Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Ukraine<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Yesterday afternoon, Ukraine\u2019s President Zelensky said he\u2019s expecting Russia to invade Ukraine on Wednesday. He spoke to his country\u2019s citizens in a video posted to social media, in which he said, \u201cWe are told that February 16 will be the day of attack. We will make it a union day. The decree has already been signed.\u201d<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Soon after, however, Ukrainian officials said he was being \u201cironic.\u201d On Sunday, President Joe Biden was the latest leader to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin. After the hour-long call, the White House said that war is still a \u201cdistinct possibility,\u201d while the Kremlin is accusing the U.S. of creating \u201cunprecedented hysteria.\u201d Meanwhile, the U.S. is sending more fighter jets to Poland.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Masks<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Several major U.S. banks and the New York Stock Exchange will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/major-u-s-banks-drop-mask-mandates-new-york-stock-exchanges-follows-suit-report\"><span>stop mandating<\/span><\/a><span> that vaccinated people wear masks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Norway<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Norway is dropping nearly all of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, citing a lack of a major health threat despite continued Omicron cases.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>State Department<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>On Saturday, the U.S. State Department <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/state-department-proof-of-covid-19-vaccine-needed-for-americans-fleeing-ukraine-into-poland\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> that Americans fleeing Ukraine ahead of a potential invasion by Russia will be welcomed into Poland, but must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to gain entry into the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Whoopi Goldberg<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Whoopi Goldberg returned to \u201cThe View\u201d on Monday after being suspended for eight episodes. The network, which is owned by Disney, suspended Goldberg for comments she made in late January about the Holocaust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>D.C.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Washington D.C.\u2019s mayor announced Monday the district will lift its <\/span><span>mask requirements<\/span><span> for bars, restaurants, and some other businesses. The mandate will remain for some schools, childcare facilities, libraries, healthcare facilities, jails, and on public transit.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Tuesday, February 15th, and this is your Morning Wire. 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