Police push protesters back on Saturday in Ottawa, the Canadian capital. After making more than 100 arrests on Friday, police have continued their work to clear out protesters protesting against Canada’s many COVID-19 restrictions.
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Police push protesters back on Saturday in Ottawa, the Canadian capital. After making more than 100 arrests on Friday, police have continued their work to clear out protesters protesting against Canada’s many COVID-19 restrictions.
Dave Chan / AFP via Getty Images
Police in Ottawa are continuing to push to clear protesters from the streets of the Canadian capital after three weeks of protests against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.
Police done over 100 arrests on Friday and about two dozen vehicles were towed from the streets, according to the AP news agency. Early Saturday, officers focused their attention on the streets around Parliament that protesters had erected as their main base.
The clearing began on Friday after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoke the Country Emergencies Act beginning of the week. This has helped the authorities to “restore order” to the streets that the protest movement known as the Freedom Convoy is blocking.
Before spurring a second protest on Saturday, the Ottawa Police Department encouraged Remainers to leave and explained why they would move forward with helmets and batons.
“We told you to leave. We gave you time to leave. We were slow and methodical, but you were aggressive and aggressive with the officers and the horses,” police said. Ottawa say on Twitter Saturday morning. “Based on your behavior, we will respond by including helmets and batons for our safety.”
The protests, which began against mandatory vaccination of truckers entering Canada, have morphed into a larger anti-COVID restriction movement.
