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Trudeau criticized the trucker protest in Ottawa in January for the use of "Nazi symbolism" and "racist imagery."

The charges against the Durham, Ontario police officer stem from a video posted to social media of the officer in uniform voicing support for the truckers.

King documented his arrest in a Facebook livestream last week and had hoped to get out on $50,000 bail, which a fellow protester offered to guarantee.

Local restaurants and businesses that would typically benefit from Valentine's Day were forced to close during the protest.

After assuming sweeping powers last week to address the Freedom Convoy, Canada's prime minister said police can handle the situation.

The Rideau Center had been closed since Freedom Convoy protesters arrived there on January 28.

Lich was charged with counseling to commit mischief by allegedly helping to organize truck protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

"The situation is still fragile, the state of emergency is still there," the Canadian prime minister said Monday.

The senator shared the tweet from a Fox News network contributor who later apologized for reporting the misinformation.

"We were slow and methodical, yet you were assaultive and aggressive with officers and the horses," police said Saturday.

Chris Barber was released on the condition that he not speak publicly in support of the protests while his case proceeds.

Police officers on horseback allegedly paved through a crowd of Canadian protesters known as the "Freedom Convoy."

King's arrest would be the third among protest organizers, following the charges laid against Tamara Lich and Chris Barber a day earlier.

On Thursday, Eric Mueller, a key figure in the Ottawa protests, drove away from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier after spending 20 days in the nation's capital.

Under the Emergencies Act, banks have been prohibited from providing "any financial or related services" to people connected with the protests in Ottawa.

Some 1,000 trucks are expected to start the trip and more will join in as the convoy heads east, an organizer said.

Two of these arrests have been made public by the Ottawa Police Service.

"We want the mandates over for the whole the country. End the mandates," said protest leader Pat King.

"There's no money to be made down here," the owner of one Ottawa restaurant told Newsweek.

The CEO of Alliance Towing in Ottawa, Canada, said the situation is a government-created problem.

Police handed out leaflets to truckers that warned them to leave the area or potentially face arrest and "immediately cease further unlawful activity."

As Canada eases testing requirements for vaccinated travelers, unvaccinated foreign nationals will continue to face limited entry into the country.

Peter Sloly, 55, a former Canadian men's soccer player, said on February 7 that he had no plans to step down.

The website has been used to raise millions of dollars for the Freedom Convoy.

The Fox News host was responding to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking emergency powers for the first time in 50 years on Sunday.

The Christian fundraising site was the target of a hack on Sunday night, and thousands of names of Freedom Convoy donors were reportedly leaked.

"I see they have Trump signs all over the place and I'm proud that they do," the ex-president said of Canada's trucker protests.

The mayor of Ottawa said the protesters had turned the area into a "dump" that would need to be cleaned up.

Similar trucker protests are being planned all over the world, with one speculated to begin in Los Angeles to coincide with the Super Bowl.

Canada's president said Joe Biden told him that he is aware of U.S. influence in the ongoing protests over vaccine mandates.