Thousands of Canadian truckers blocked the streets of the capital Ottawa, on Monday, Jan. 31, as they protested vaccine requirements for a third day. The mass protest started on Friday and continued on Monday. While the protests were peaceful as of late Saturday, authorities worried that far-right and fringe groups might infiltrate and turn the demonstration violent. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife and three children were moved from their residence at Rideau cottage as a security precaution. Businesses were closed downtown and traffic in and out of the city was at a stand-still on Friday as hundreds of tractor trailer trucks and protesters flooded the area. Estimates put the number of protesters at 10,000.
