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Canadian truckers who have stood their ground at the U.S.-Canada border — both physically and philosophically — have enthusiastic support from some big-rig drivers here in our country even as the police push in.
Long and short-haul truckers rolling through cities and towns in both countries perform a “sometimes dangerous, often hard” job. They deserve everyone’s respect, two trucking company employees told Fox News Digital in separate phone interviews this week.
John Brubaker, 62, of Hampton, Iowa, is a transportation supervisor for a Tennessee-based trucking company. A father and grandfather, Brubaker worked behind the wheel of a big rig for over a decade before transferring to a supervisory role.
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“It’s dead wrong for Canadian leaders to use emergency powers to impact these truckers,” he told Fox News Digital in a phone interview. “It shows no respect for the enormous role truckers play in the economy — and it’s dictatorial.”
Brubaker says Canadian truckers caught the world’s attention through their blockade.
“You’ve got to be pretty smart to do that,” he said.
The Ottawa border protests began several weeks ago when truckers decided to take a stand and oppose Canada’s new rule requiring them to be fully vaccinated against COVID.
Police line up in preparation to enforce an injunction against a demonstration that has blocked traffic across the Ambassador Bridge by protesters against COVID-19 restrictions, in Windsor, Ontario, on Sat., Feb. 12, 2022.
(Nathan Denette /The Canadian Press via AP)
If truckers aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19, they face a two-week quarantine — an action that impacts their livelihoods and the economic supply chain, too.
On Monday, Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau invoked that country’s Emergencies Act, a rare move that gives that government temporary powers to deal…
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