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Anti-vaccine demonstrators block the US-Canada border, forcing Ford and Toyota to halt production, threatening economic devastation.

There are growing concerns about the potential impact the protests will have on the US and Canadian economies.

by Michael Smith
February 14, 2022
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As copycat demonstrations spread to Australia, New Zealand, and France as the highly contagious Omicron variety begins to lessen in certain locations, several pandemic-weary Western countries will shortly mark two years of restrictions.

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Ford and Toyota have paused production as anti-coronavirus mandate demonstrators block US-Canada border crossings, causing economic damage and warnings from Washington and Ottawa.

Since late January, horn-blaring protesters have caused gridlock in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, and trucks have shut down inbound Canada traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, a supply line for Detroit’s automakers and agricultural exports.

The interruption near Detroit, the historic hub of the US automotive industry, has now impacted a number of car manufacturers, but other factors such as harsh weather and a scarcity of semi-conductor chips have also played a role.

Toyota, the largest automaker in the United States, said it does not anticipate to produce vehicles at its Ontario plants for the remainder of the week, while production at a Ford engine facility has been halted, and Stellantis, a Chrysler subsidiary, has also been interrupted.

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Since late Tuesday, another border crossing in Alberta province has been closed in both directions.

Road transport accounts for more than two-thirds of the $C650 billion ($715 billion) in products exchanged annually between Canada and the United States.

Starting with a “Freedom Convoy” occupying downtown Ottawa to protest the US government’s vaccination-or-quarantine rule for cross-border trucks, protesters have also voiced concerns about a carbon tax and other laws.

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