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This week’s R&D provides resources on the Ottawa truck protests.  For the past week truckers who are protesting the Canadian government’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for those crossing the U.S.-Canadian border have blocked traffic in the Canadian capital city.  They have been joined by other far-right groups and opponents of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government.  The protests also played a role in the ouster of Erin O’Toole, the moderate leader of Canada’s Conservative Party.  There are also fears by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that similar protests could occur in the United States, causing economic chaos.