'This blockade must end': Alberta justice minister condemns highway protest near U.S. border

Alberta's acting minister of justice and solicitor general is calling for an end of the highway blockades near Coutts citing safety concerns. "While we respect lawful protests as a democratic right and one that we strongly defend, when they become unsafe or unlawful, law enforcement has the discretion to take any and all action as they deem appropriate," said Sonya Savage in a statement released Monday evening. "The blockade of the Coutts border crossing violates Alberta’s Traffic Safety A