A lawmaker from Justin Trudeau's own party resigned Tuesday after accusing the prime minister of dividing the people of Canada, saying the federal government's pandemic response has become 'politicized' and 'divisive.'
Liberal Quebec MP Joël Lightbound's announcement comes a day after the prime minister sparked outrage for branding anti-mandate protesters of the Freedom Convoy 'swastika wavers' after week-long demonstrations paralyzed the capital city of Ottawa.
It comes after a second border crossing this week became blocked by truckers in a protest that caused long backups and at one point stopped traffic in both directions.
The first blockade cut off traffic Monday at Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada. The bridge remains blocked Tuesday, on the road to Canada.
Later that same night, both lanes of the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta were also blocked by truck protesters. By Tuesday morning, traffic was flowing again, although congestion remained, according to the Alberta RCMP.
Trudeau said Monday that the protesters are 'trying to blockade our economy, our democracy,' and it has to stop.
'This is a story of a country that got through this pandemic by being united, and a few people shouting and waving swastikas does not define who Canadians are,' Trudeau said Monday, speaking to the House of Commons in Ottawa, his first public appearance since testing positive for COVID-19 on January 31.
A flag incorporating the Nazi symbol was spotted in the initial days of the protests, and DailyMail.com's reporter, who's been there for a week, has not seen any.
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