Did Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Flee Ottawa Amid Security Concerns Over Today's Trucker Protests ?

Daily Mail: Justin Trudeau and his family leave their home in Ottawa for a secret location amid security concerns as thousands of 'Freedom Convoy' truckers march in front his office in protest at vaccine requirement to cross the US-Canada border

* Justin Trudeau and his family have left their Ottawa home amid security concerns as demonstrators marched up and down the streets in front the Prime Minister's office to rally against the vaccine mandate

* Protestors could be seen carrying copies of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, while others carried signs reading 'God keep our land glorious and free,' 'Make Canada great again,' and 'we are here for our freedom'

* The convoy set out from British Columbia on Sunday and was cheered by hundreds of Canadians as it made its 2,000-mile journey to protest vaccine mandates

* Since mid January, Canada and the United States have imposed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign truck drivers crossing the border between the two countries

* Canadian drivers are unable to enter the U.S. unless they are vaccinated, and U.S. drivers are unable to enter Canada

* Furthermore, unvaccinated Canadian drivers returning home must get tested and quarantine

* Unvaccinated American truckers are not forced to test and quarantine when returning to the U.S.

Justin Trudeau and his family have left Ottawa for a secret location as a large crowd of Canadian truck drivers pack Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday to protest against vaccine mandates for drivers.

Canada's Prime Minister and his family have left their Ottawa home amid security concerns as demonstrators marched up and down the streets in front Justin Trudeau's office waving flags- including the Canadian flag, the Quebec flag and American flag- to rally against the vaccine mandates for truck drivers crossing the Canada-U.S. border.

Trudeau's office has not commented on the Prime Minister's location for security reasons and the Canadian Parliament's Sergeant-at-Arms has warned that demonstrators could show up at the homes of officials, CBC News reported.

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WNU Editor: I am not sure about the above Daily Mail report. The Prime Minister and his family have a massive security detail and any abrupt move will be noticed. My guess is that he has been at isolating at Harrington Lake for the past few days because of a Covid exposure.

Update: The Prime Minister's office has been adamant that he is isolating due to a possible exposure to Covid .... Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's isolation due to child testing positive for COVID-19 (CTV News). More here .... Trudeau says he's isolating after exposure to COVID-19 (CBC).

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