OTTAWA—Federal Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra is asking provinces to use their powers to suspend the commercial licenses or insurance of trucks used in protest convoy blockades in different parts of Canada. “The provinces have extensive regulatory powers over commercial trucking and road transportation to help end this unlawful occupation and disruptions of commercial trucks, blockading the streets and highways,” Aghabra said at a press conference on Feb. 7. Alghabra’s remarks were among other pointed comments made by federal cabinet ministers during the press conference focused on the protests in Ottawa and other parts of Canada against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. Bill Blair, minister of emergency preparedness, said the federal government is proposing to convene a “trilateral table” with municipal and provincial governments to deal with the protesters. The press conference came a day after Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency in his city on Feb. 6. …