US Business Groups Say Ottawa Needs to Resolve Protesters' Blockades

The disruptions at the Detroit-Windsor Ambassador Bridge and other U.S.-Canada crossings from blockades of Canadians protesting Ottawa’s COVID-19 restrictions “are adding to the significant supply chain strains on manufacturers and other businesses in the United States,” said the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers and Business Roundtable Thursday. Businesses are working "to find workarounds and keep facilities up and running, but we are already seeing some production cuts, shift reductions, and temporary plant closures,” said the groups. They urged the Canadian government “to act swiftly to address the disruption to the flow of trade and its impact on manufacturers and other businesses on both sides of the border.”