Emergency imposed in Canada’s capital, thousands of truck drivers are on the roads

The Canadian capital has declared a state of emergency in Ottawa due to 9 days of protests by truck drivers. The mayor of Ottawa declared that the protests were “out of control”. The city center has been blocked by opponents of anti-Covid measures.

The protesters first reached the capital on 29 January. Protesters erected their large rings on the streets of the city, setting up tents and makeshift huts to block the capital.

Mayor calls truck drivers “insensitive”
On Sunday, issuing a brief statement from the city’s mayor Jim Watson, declared a state of emergency. He said the decision was taken “due to the ongoing protests”. The declaration of a state of emergency has been made in view of the serious threat to the safety and security of residents from the ongoing demonstrations, the statement said.

Watson described the situation as “completely out of control” and said the protesters were much more than our police officers. Watson called the truck drivers “insensitive” because they “turned the display into a party with horns, sirens and fireworks.”

lack of resources with the police
In an emergency meeting with Ottawa officials on Saturday, Police Chief Peter Slowley complained that he lacked the resources to end the “siege”.

“This group is a threat to our democracy,” city council member Diane Dean said of the protesters on Saturday. Is.”

What started as a protest by truck drivers, angered by the inevitability of a vaccine while crossing the US-Canadian border, turned into widespread protests against COVID-19 health restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.