The White House has reportedly called on the Canadian government to employ “federal powers” to shut down trucker Covid-19 protests in Ottawa and elsewhere, offering the “full support” of the US Department of Homeland Security.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported on Thursday that members of the Biden administration – including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas – “held a series of high level calls with their Canadian counterparts, urging them to use their federal powers to end the blockades.”
The CBC also reported that members of the Biden administration had offered Canada “the full support of the Department of Homeland Security” to deal with the protests.
In a statement to the CBC, the White House claimed US officials had been “engaged around the clock” to bring the protest “to a swift end.”
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