Ambassador Bridge Blockade Escalated Economic Threat From ‘Freedom Convoy’: Deputy PM

Ambassador Bridge Blockade Escalated Economic Threat From ‘Freedom Convoy’: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during Question Period, Nov. 18, 2022 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the economic threat to Canada escalated “exponentially” when Freedom Convoy protesters blocked a key trade hub between the United States and Canada in early February.

Freeland, who is also the deputy prime minister, is testifying today at a public inquiry investigating the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act.