Canadian police arrested the remaining protesters at the Ambassador Bridge on Sunday.
Windsor police told the Associated Press about 12 people were peacefully arrested after dawn, with seven vehicles towed. A press release from the Windsor police department stated the arrested people “are all facing a charge of mischief.”
“Today, our national economic crisis at the Ambassador Bridge came to an end,” Mayor Drew Dilkens of Windsor said. “Border crossings will reopen when it is safe to do so, and I defer to police and border agencies to make that determination.”
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President Joe Biden’s administration acknowledged the end of the bridge protest on Sunday, with U.S. Homeland Security Adviser Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall stating the administration is “ready to support our Canadian partners wherever useful in order to ensure the restoration of the normal free flow of commerce can resume,” the outlet reported.
Windsor police announced Saturday morning they were commencing enforcement of the judge’s ruling to open the trade route. Many vehicles left when directed to do so, though some still remained, with the protesters who stayed singing “O Canada,” the country’s national anthem.
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The arrests at the Ambassador Bridge come a day after Toronto-Dominion Bank froze two personal bank accounts containing a combined total of $1.4 million in Canadian currency, or $1.1 million USD, that was intended to support the Freedom Convoy protesters. Ontario officials previously froze donations from fundraising platforms GiveSendGo on Thursday and GoFundMe on Feb. 4.
