The mayor of Ottawa, Jim Watson, has now declared a state of emergency in the Canadian capital over the Freedom Convoy trucker protest that has been occupying the city.
Watson declared the protest a “serious danger and threat” in a formal statement.
Mayor @JimWatsonOttawa declares a formal state of emergency pic.twitter.com/eKQq7NHlS0
— David Cochrane (@DavidWCochrane) February 6, 2022
This is apparently what they’re afraid of.
“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,” the city said in a statement.
The statement went on to explain that the emergency declaration offers the city greater flexibility “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.”
Stop the madness in Ottawa – these truckers are out of control! pic.twitter.com/IbapTvfb4a
— Truckistan Amb. Poso 🏁 (@JackPosobiec) February 6, 2022
This is beautiful:Freedom Convoy supporters dance to “We Are Family” at Parliament Hill.
Footage by @PuffinsPictures pic.twitter.com/ga4lo2CDew
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 6, 2022
Unlike the BLM or Occupy, there are no rape tents; there’s no burning and smashing of property. So naturally, the government supports BLM, but they don’t support this. Justin Trudeau knelt with the BLM; he falsely calls these people racists.Sunday morning church service in Ottawa.
SO VIOLENT!pic.twitter.com/ZR6XNh9PKA
— Suburban Black Man 🇺🇸 (@goodblackdude) February 6, 2022
It’s been so inspiring, it’s spread to other cities like Toronto as well, where you have similar scenes of people coming out.
😂🤣 90s wedding disco bhangra is a perfect anthem for joy and freedom! @PanjabiMC1 #mundiya #chakde Trucker Morcha Zindabad! https://t.co/otSPOmHCjC
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) February 6, 2022
In these protests, you can see something that has been missing from the world for a while with the oppression of the government over the pandemic — that’s joy and celebration. People celebrating and championing freedom, the way all the world wants to. It’s this that has been so little valued by those in power the last couple of years. It’s this that they have so abused for their own power and purposes.
But the government is now trying to drop the hammer on the joy. The Ottawa Police announced that anyone providing “material supports” to the protesters, such as “gas, etc.,” could be subject to...
They are not going to give up. They are going to send in their goon squads. You're going to have to start shooting people. And you'll know you've killed enough of them, when they will beg you to stop.
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