Canadian lawmakers took the extraordinary step of canceling a parliamentary session on Friday, as police prepared to clear a trucker-led protest in downtown Ottawa in its third week, according to AFP.
Demonstrators embrace during a protest by truck drivers over pandemic health rules and the Trudeau government, outside the parliament of Canada in Ottawa on February 17, 2022. (Photo: AFP)
The House of Commons, the Canadian parliament's lower chamber, has "agreed to cancel today's sitting," Government House Leader Mark Holland told AFP in a statement.
