Canadian Province of Ontario Declares State of Emergency in Response to Trucker Protests

Protestors and supporters set up at a blockade at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge, sealing off the flow of commercial traffic over the bridge into Canada from Detroit, in Windsor, Ontario, on Feb. 10, 2022. Cole Burston/Getty Images

TORONTO—Ontario Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency in his province over the ongoing trucker protests in Ottawa and the border blockage in Windsor, Ont.

During a press conference on Friday, Ford said he will enact orders to make it “crystal clear” that it is illegal and punishable to block and impede the movement of goods, people, and services along critical infrastructure.