Justin Trudeau has seen his approval ratings plummet amid criticism of his handling of the trucker protests, including bringing in controversial emergency legislation.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said his anti-lockdown policies in Florida helped prevent America from looking "like Canada or Australia" and celebrated his defiance of "health bureaucrats".
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act to crack down on Freedom Convoy protests, which includes empowering banks to freeze the personal accounts of protestors.
Freedom Convoy protests continue in Canada, France and New Zealand – three countries where extreme responses to Covid have persisted for two years and where the unvaccinated are targeted with harsh restrictions.
Trudeau has boxed himself into a corner with no obvious escape. But as hospitalisations and deaths rise despite vaccines and Omicron, will the shifting of 'the Science' offer him a way out?
Truckers in Canada's Freedom Convoy protest against vaccine mandates and other Covid restrictions have responded to Government smears of violence, racism and links to far-right groups.
The Mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa, Jim Watson, has declared a state of emergency following more than a week of the Freedom Convoy protests against vaccine mandates and Government overreach.
GoFundMe has said it is seizing $10 million raised for the Canadian Freedom Convoy and will distribute it to approved charities, prompting accusations of hypocrisy due to its support for violent BLM protests.
Truckers in Canada have formed what is believed to be the world's longest truck convoy as they protest against the Government's vaccine mandate for truckers and other excessive pandemic measures.
A Canadian study has found that remote learning, brought in under Covid lockdowns, increases the risk of school-age children suffering from depression and anxiety.
