{"id":1317525,"date":"2022-02-20T10:23:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T15:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1317525"},"modified":"2022-02-20T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T15:24:00","slug":"pics-more-arrests-as-canadian-cops-sweep-through-ottawa-with-clubs-tear-gas-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pics-more-arrests-as-canadian-cops-sweep-through-ottawa-with-clubs-tear-gas-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"PICS: More Arrests as Canadian Cops Sweep Through Ottawa with Clubs, Tear Gas, Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fpics-more-arrests-as-canadian-cops-sweep-through-ottawa-with-clubs-tear-gas-rifles%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=1317525&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--><p class=\"subheading\">The Canadian authorities have made dozens more arrests in the capital city of Ottawa as they move to crush the anti-vaccine mandate Freedom Convoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[W]e have arrested 47 people \u2014 that brings the total so far to 170,\u201d said Steve Bell, the Interim Chief of Police for the City of Ottawa, in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tJe9gbDiWvY&amp;t=582s\">latest press conference<\/a> on the ongoing operation.<\/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<p>\u201cAs we continue to take back our streets, City of Ottawa crews and other municipal vehicles came into the area to clean up and tow away all of the demonstrators\u2019 possessions and vehicles,\u201d he bragged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we deployed our officers this morning you saw the public order units on the ground sweeping across the downtown core from east to west and moving demonstrators out of the parliamentary precinct,\u201d he went on, stating that officers \u201ccontinued to face resistance\u201d while doing so and that \u201cat one point a flare was ignited by a protestor\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In response, he confirmed, \u201cofficers used a chemical irritant, also known as pepper spray, to disperse unlawful demonstrators who were resisting police orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19946874\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238625818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19946874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238625818-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>OTTAWA, ONTARIO \u2013 FEBRUARY 19: Police stand guard during a protest organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on February 19th, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario. The drivers have used vehicles to form a blockade that has blocked several streets near Parliament Hill. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act in an attempt to try to put an end to the demonstration that has nearly paralyzed a portion of downtown Ottawa for three weeks. (Photo by Alex Kent\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19946882\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371560911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19946882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371560911-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>OTTAWA, ONTARIO \u2013 FEBRUARY 19th: Police face off with demonstrators participating in a protest organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on February 19th, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pictures from the Canadian capital show police in military-style garb and armed with rifles as they move against the Freedom Convoy, supporting other police in more traditional riot gear armed with batons and crude wooden clubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is tough work,\u201d said Interim Chief Bell, claiming that officers \u201cwere doing what they\u2019ve been trained to do\u201d and have \u201cdemonstrated unparalleled discipline, restraint, and the utmost professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend them for their actions yesterday and throughout the day today,\u201d he declared, heedless of footage showing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/19\/watch-canada-protestors-trampled-by-police-horses-100-arrested\/\">mounted officers knocking down and appearing to trample an elderly woman<\/a> with a mobility walker which went viral on social media prior to his conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud of them and all the members of our police service that have contributed to this operation,\u201d Bell insisted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19946890\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371561074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19946890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371561074-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>OTTAWA, ONTARIO \u2013 FEBRUARY 19th: Police face off with demonstrators participating in a protest organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on February 19th, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19946898\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238625967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19946898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238625967-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>OTTAWA, ONTARIO \u2013 FEBRUARY 19th: Police face off with demonstrators participating in a protest organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on Wellington St. on February 19th, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Photo by Alex Kent\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is actually a Canadian effort,\u201d Bell said of the anti-convoy operation, explaining that the crackdown was Ottawa-led but supported by law enforcement from across the former British colony.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have officers from across the province and country here to help us; every person supporting this effort is proud to be here,\u201d he declared, suggesting that there is little hesitance among officers about enforcing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s emergency powers clampdown on protestors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice have a vital role in our democracy, and this operation shows our institution\u2019s commitment and ability to maintain a lawful society,\u201d Bell insisted,&nbsp; in remarks likely to raise eyebrows among those who believe the Canadian state\u2019s use of emergency powers to disperse a protest sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238619410-1024x701.jpg\">literally at gunpoint<\/a> is indicative to a slide towards authoritarianism in the Covid era.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19946906\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238626029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19946906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238626029-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>OTTAWA, ONTARIO \u2013 FEBRUARY 19th: Police stand guard during a protest organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on February 19th, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Photo by Alex Kent\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19946914\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238625723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19946914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238625723-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>OTTAWA, ONTARIO \u2013 FEBRUARY 19th: Police stand guard during a protest organized by truck drivers opposing vaccine mandates on February 19th, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Photo by Alex Kent\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Members of the press gave the police chief some mild pushback on his claim that his men have acted with restraint, with one asking \u201cwith respect, sir, can you explain what appears to be excessive force by police officers when a protestor is arrested; there is multiple videos on social media showing police <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gray_Mackenzie\/status\/1495243694353563650\">delivering blows with their knee<\/a> and their fists while the protestors are down \u2014 is this necessary?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bell claimed he had not \u201cspecifically seen the videos you\u2019re talking about\u201d, despite their having gone viral and Canadians and others from across the globe having flagged them with Ottawa Police\u2019s highly active social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the press gave the police chief some mild pushback on his claim that his men have acted with restraint, with one asking \u201cwith respect, sir, can you explain what appears to be excessive force by policy officers when a protestor is arrested; there is multiple videos on social media showing police <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gray_Mackenzie\/status\/1495243694353563650\">delivering blows with their knee<\/a> and their fists while the protestors are down \u2014 is this necessary?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Bell claimed he had not \u201cspecifically seen the videos you\u2019re talking about\u201d, despite their having gone viral and Canadians and others from across the globe having flagged them with Ottawa Police\u2019s highly active social media accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A live stream of the police moving in on protesters after securing Wellington and Metcalfe, shows one officer kneeing a man four times, while he is held on the ground by two other officers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cdnpoli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cdnpoli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ottnews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ottnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aMlYqSlx0T\">pic.twitter.com\/aMlYqSlx0T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gray_Mackenzie\/status\/1495243694353563650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bell offered little incentive for the remaining members of the Freedom Convoy to go quietly, telling members of the press who asked if he would attempt to take punitive actions against protestors who followed police instructions to abandon their demonstration that they would still be hunted down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you were involved in this protest we will actively look to identify you and follow up with financial sanctions and criminal charges, absolutely,\u201d the police chief warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investigation will go on for months to come. It has many, many different streams, both from a federal, financial level, from a provincial licencing level, from a criminal code level, from a municipal breach of court order, breach of court injunction level,\u201d leaving little doubt that members of the Freedom Convoy will be made an example of regardless of whether or not they departed peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be a complicated and time-consuming investigation that will go on for a period of time. You have my commitment that that investigation will continue and we will hold people accountable for taking our streets over,\u201d he vowed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19946922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238621158.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19946922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238621158-789x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A police armoured vehicle deploys as police move in to dislodge protesters on February 19th, 2022, in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Jack Montgomery on Twitter:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackBMontgomery\"><span>@JackBM<\/span><\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackBMontgomery\"><span>ontgomery<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian authorities have made dozens more arrests in the capital city of Ottawa as they move to crush the anti-vaccine mandate Freedom Convoy. \u201c[W]e have arrested 47 people \u2014 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1317525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}