His police Canada “Secured” the central perimeter of the capital Ottawa with fences yesterday, Sunday, as the municipal workers clean the garbage and snow from the streets, after two days of intense clashes and 191 arrests which ended in a period of three weeks occupation of the city.
From the January 28protesters used hundreds of trucks and vehicles to block access to the center of the city, urging Prime Minister Justin Trinto to use emergency powers to address the situation. Seventy-six of the vehicles used by the protesters were towed by police, according to police.
Protesters stormed a so-called logistical support center “Convoys of Freedom” in a parking lot next to a main road, in order to supply the protesters who had gathered several kilometers away, in front of the parliament. Police had distributed leaflets warning them to leave the area soon, as otherwise they would be arrested or fined.
“We were providing support for the convoy and the people in the center, food, fuel, basic necessities,” said Winton Martshad, a retired firefighter from Windsor, Ontario. “That was our base and now we are cleaning it up.”
The protesters initially wanted to end the implementation of COVID-19 mandatory control measures for truck drivers, but the blockade turned into a demonstration against Trinto and the government.
The detainees are facing 389 different criminal charges, including charges of obstructing police, disobeying court orders, assault, damage to foreign property, possession of a weapon, and assault on a police officer, Steve Bell told reporters. Ottawa Police Chief.
“We are not done with this business yet,” Bell said. In the “coming days” the police will decide “how to maintain a presence and ensure that no one will return to take our streets again,” Bell said.
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