{"id":1277111,"date":"2022-02-06T23:37:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T04:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1277111"},"modified":"2022-02-06T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T04:37:32","slug":"ottawa-declares-state-of-emergency-as-police-crack-down-on-truckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ottawa-declares-state-of-emergency-as-police-crack-down-on-truckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Declares &#039;State of Emergency&#039; as Police Crack Down on Truckers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fottawa-declares-state-of-emergency-as-police-crack-down-on-truckers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1277111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/freedom-convoy-protest-mandates-ottawa-canada-feb5-2022-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Canada\u2019s capital city of Ottawa has declared a \u201cstate of emergency\u201d as police have begun to crack down on the \u201cFreedom Convoy\u201d by cutting off fuel and supply lines.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release on Sunday as the protest over the country\u2019s vaccine mandates and coronavirus restrictions <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.ca\/en\/news\/mayor-watson-declares-state-emergency-ottawa-due-ongoing-demonstration\">headed<\/a> into its second week, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said that the protesters pose a \u201csafety and security\u201d threat to residents of Ottawa:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Declaring a state of emergency reflects the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongoing demonstrations and highlights the need for support from other jurisdictions and levels of government. It also provides greater flexibility within the municipal administration to enable the City of Ottawa to manage business continuity for essential services for its residents and enables a more flexible procurement process, which could help purchase equipment required by frontline workers and first responders.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Ottawa police simultaneously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawapolice.ca\/Modules\/News\/index.aspx?newsId=0087e6b4-7217-44b3-b17c-124b273da999&amp;lang=en\">issued<\/a> a statement on Sunday, accusing the protesters in downtown Ottawa of exhibiting disruptive and unlawful behavior.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IMPORTANT: Anyone attempting to bring material supports (gas, etc.) to the demonstrators could be subject to arrest. Enforcement is underway. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ottawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ottawa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ottnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ottnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tp4e5d2xe1\">pic.twitter.com\/tp4e5d2xe1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OttawaPolice\/status\/1490398101072490496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Ottawa Police Service and its partners worked through the night to reduce the impacts of demonstrators in the downtown core, respond to calls for service, and improve neighborhood safety,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOvernight, demonstrators exhibited extremely disruptive and unlawful behavior, which presented risks to public safety and unacceptable distress for Ottawa residents,\u201d it added. \u201cWe continue to advise demonstrators not to enter Ottawa, and to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among several charges, the police allege that protesters employed excessive use of fireworks, red light violations, and \u201cdriving through a no-truck route.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A citizen journalist sent me this video that seems to show police seizing fuel from truckers. More reports to come \u2014 I\u2019m on the streets right now.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TruckerConvoy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TruckerConvoy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8hpC710hZK\">https:\/\/t.co\/8hpC710hZK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PEwZcTRq6\">pic.twitter.com\/5PEwZcTRq6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lincolnmjay\/status\/1490473884516335620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Ottawa police also warned that people aiding the protesters with supply lines or fuel will be arrested as videos poured over the internet of officers seizing fuel that supporters had brought in to assist the truckers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone attempting to bring material supports (gas, etc.) to the demonstrators could be subject to arrest. Enforcement is underway,\u201d the police tweeted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8HERE WE GO \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>How the Canadian Fascist Regime deals with a peaceful legal protest:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dogs <br \/>\u2014 Riot Police<br \/>\u2014 Steal funds<br \/>\u2014 Confiscate fuel<br \/>\u2014 Block media access<br \/>\u2014 Freeze Out protesters<br \/>\u2014 Fascist Regime leader remains in hiding<\/p>\n<p>This is 3rd world shit<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CwCz9YBvsf\">pic.twitter.com\/CwCz9YBvsf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1490515834367844357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ottawa police have removed all fuel and propane from Freedom Convoy truck parking lot <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oJDaceHHlo\">pic.twitter.com\/oJDaceHHlo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMarieOakes\/status\/1490503143838388226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since the \u201cFreedom Convoy\u201d launched in Canada last week, the protests have spread to other provinces. In Alberta, for example, truckers<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/01\/canada-truckers-blockade-u-s-border-tow-companies-show-support\/\"> formed<\/a> a blockade at the U.S. border while tow companies refused to aid police.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Scott Moe of the Canadian province Saskatchewan said last Wednesday that Canadians need to have a conversation on when the coronavirus restrictions will end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for us to have an honest conversation about Covid and our path forward,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/03\/canada-saskatchewan-premier-says-time-to-look-at-ending-coronavirus-restrictions\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cWhat I\u2019m about to say will sound radical to some and some quite frankly are not going to like it, but eradicating Covid is not realistic and Covid zero is not achievable. But normalizing Covid or living with Covid most certainly is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s capital city of Ottawa has declared a \u201cstate of emergency\u201d as police have begun to crack down on the \u201cFreedom Convoy\u201d by cutting off fuel and supply lines. 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