Trudeau says negotiating with trucker protesters a ‘non-starter’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked Thursday whether his government was considering a request by organizers of the trucker protest in Ottawa whether they’d be willing to negotiate. Trudeau said that was a “non-starter” as his government is committed to standing by the science in ending the pandemic and to “fulfilling the responsibility” voters gave them when it was re-elected.

• Trudeau: Ottawa residents need their ‘lives back,’ won’t commit to negotiate with truckers