A standoff with Canadian truckers rejecting COVID-19 vaccine regulations has brought supply chains to a halt along the U.S. border.
The self-proclaimed “Freedom Truck Convoy” on the Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada to Detroit has been blocking transit for nearly a week. It’s one of the largest international crossings in North America. Rerouted traffic to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron has seen similar backlogs as truckers protest Canada’s border vaccine mandate.
Canada is one of the country’s top trading ag partners and Michigan’s largest as the state exports more than $1 billion of ag products across the border.
