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Canadian court grants injunction to silence trucker protest horns for 10 days: Reports

By ANI | Updated: February 8, 2022 07:15 IST

A Canadian court has granted a temporary injunction, prohibiting the use of vehicle horns in downtown Ottawa, state broadcaster CBC reported on Monday.

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A Canadian court has granted a temporary injunction, prohibiting the use of vehicle horns in downtown Ottawa, state broadcaster CBC reported on Monday.

"Tooting a horn is not an expression of any great thought I'm aware of," Hugh McLean, an Ontario Superior Court of Justice magistrate, said during a court hearing in Ottawa as quoted by CBC.

The interim injunction will be in effect for 10 days, the judge ruled.

A group of downtown Ottawa residents, where vast majority of anti-government protesters are situated, filed a multi-million-dollar class-action lawsuit last week alleging that the demonstrators are interfering with their quality of life.

Since the so-called "Freedom Convoy" trucks first entered Downtown Ottawa 11 days ago, residents have had to contend with a myriad of audio disruptions, including fireworks, singing, and, most notably, truck and car horns.

The wave of protest across Canada began in mid-January, with thousands of truckers and other demonstrators converging upon Ottawa to express strong opposition to vaccine mandates for truckers crossing the US-Canada border. The protest has since evolved into an anti-government demonstration, with various groups uniting in opposition of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (ANI/Sputnik)

( With inputs from ANI )

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