Canadian Transport Minister Says Provinces Should Cancel Licenses of Truckers Involved in Protest Blockades

Canadian Transport Minister Says Provinces Should Cancel Licenses of Truckers Involved in Protest Blockades
Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra in a file photo. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Limin Zhou
Omid Ghoreishi
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OTTAWA—Federal Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra is asking provinces to use their powers to suspend the commercial licenses or insurance of trucks used in protest convoy blockades in different parts of Canada.

“The provinces have extensive regulatory powers over commercial trucking and road transportation to help end this unlawful occupation and disruptions of commercial trucks, blockading the streets and highways,” Aghabra said at a press conference on Feb. 7.