The traffic has been ongoing for two weeks and has crippled a key trade route for both countries.

“Let me be crystal clear: it is illegal and punishable to block and impede the movement of goods, people, and services along with critical infrastructure,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford tweeted Sunday.

“Fines for non-compliance will be severe, with a maximum penalty of $100,000 and up to a year imprisonment.”

The protests began when the Canadian Government issues a mandatory 14-day quarantine or vaccination for those returning from the border. “Freedom Convoy” has since drawn supporters resisting other Covid-19 prevention measures, including mask mandates, lockdowns, and restrictions on gatherings.

30 protesters have been arrested near the Ambassador Bridge, most of whom were charged with “criminal mischief,” Windsor Police Chief Pamela Mizuno told reporters Sunday afternoon. Windsor police also seized five vehicles from protesters Sunday, Mizuno said, and seven vehicles were towed Saturday.

“From the onset of the demonstration, our goal was to resolve this situation safely and peacefully,” Mizuno said, adding “while police officers are authorized by law to use force, at this time I’m not aware of any injuries as a result of any police interaction that has occurred since the onset of the protest.”

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It has been two weeks since the demonstration began. Truck drivers were to choose from vaccination or quarantine. The first choice requires them to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The second choice is to quarantine themselves for 14 days after returning from the US-Canada border. Others then joined to protest mask mandates, lockdowns, restrictions on gatherings, and other Covid-19 measures in the country.

Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit has been experiencing major traffic. The huge trucks that are parked are causing huge traffic for both sides of the border. “When the border crossing of this magnitude — almost a third of all traffic between our two countries crosses here — and when it closes down, it has an immediate and material impact on the economies of our both nations,” Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said.

A recent lawsuit filed by Zexi Li said the loud honking by the protesters is “dangerous and causes permanent damage to the human ear” and causes “significant mental distress, suffering and torment”.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Hugh McLean issued a temporary injunction preventing the truckers to honk their horns.

The truckers’ vaccine rule that kicked off the protests remains. But some of the Covid-19 related restrictions that moved others to join truckers in their protests have started to go away.

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