When leftist environmentalist groups sit in rush-hour traffic to protest climate change, conservatives are quick to point out that they are being counterproductive and making life worse for people who have nothing to do with what they’re protesting against. When Black Lives Matter protesters link arms and block freeways, conservatives want police to remove them. In both cases, conservatives are correct, and the protesters are wrong to block traffic.

The current situation is no different. If anything, it’s worse. At least police can arrest a dozen hippies sitting in the street for a few hours. We’re now on day five of people using trucks to block the Ambassador Bridge…

Truckers need highways, and they need the Ambassador Bridge. That one bridge alone carries over 20 percent of all truck traffic between the U.S. and all of Canada, not just Ontario. Its blockage has resulted in miles-long backups at the Blue Water Bridge as trucks rerouted there instead. Some truckers have opted for the Peace Bridge, adding hundreds of miles to their journeys. One driver told FreightWaves, “Now, I’m driving five hours out of my way just to deliver this load.”