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2022-11-26 Great White North
REVEALED: Biden ordered Trudeau to END freedom convoy over fears US car plants would close within hours - before the Canadian PM invoked emergency powers to quash it
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • President Biden demanded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stop the 'freedom convoy' that protested at the border against vaccine mandates

  • Trudeau is set to testify Friday regarding his decision to clear out the convoy as part of a Canadian government investigation

  • The trucker protest grew until it closed vital trade routes along the Canada-U.S. border and shut down key parts of the capital for more than three weeks

  • Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland previously testified that Washington was 'very, very, very worried' about the blockades

  • The minister emailed staff on February 10 saying Washington feared 'all of their northeastern car plants will shut down' if the convoy was not stopped in 12 hours

  • Trudeau, according to texts between Clow and Freeland, talked to Biden about 'money, people and political/media support' from America

  • Three days after speaking with Biden, on February 14, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to clear out the protesters
Posted by Skidmark 2022-11-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ]  Top

#1 Biden having any real influence on foreign leaders seems unlikely.
Posted by Gromble Dribble4342 2022-11-26 02:04||   2022-11-26 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 BIDEN ORDERED?
More than likely, he was just used as a prop.

I am still wondering who is really running the DC Swamp behind the scenes?
Posted by NN2N1 2022-11-26 05:20||   2022-11-26 05:20|| Front Page Top

#3 My guess would be the muslim brotherhood.
Posted by Chris 2022-11-26 08:46||   2022-11-26 08:46|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ So we agree - it's Obama.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-11-26 09:54||   2022-11-26 09:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Shutdown may have impacted Michigan in an election year.
Posted by Super Hose 2022-11-26 10:49||   2022-11-26 10:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Doubtful. Getting rid of internal combustion engines seems part of the goal and a shutdown would have provided cover and assigned blame to an opponent. I'll go with 'it was polling too high'.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-11-26 11:21||   2022-11-26 11:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Biden ?!? And a Canadian PM overcame the reflexive anti-Americanism to obey?
HahahaHAHA, now tell me another Sea Story!
Posted by magpie 2022-11-26 11:30||   2022-11-26 11:30|| Front Page Top

#8 OK, but what did Mr. Trudeau get in return?
Posted by Anomalous Sources 2022-11-26 20:24||   2022-11-26 20:24|| Front Page Top










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