The new date is Feb 18, 2022.
Police began arresting more Canadian protesters early Friday morning in an attempt to clear and secure the area from the Freedom Convoy protests that have gripped the city for weeks, a day after two leaders of the protest were arrested.
The Freedom Convoy arrived at Parliament Hill to protest against the Covid-19 vaccine. The photo was taken by LARS HAGBERG.
The police posted at 8:10 a.m. There was a large police presence on one of the main streets in downtown Ottawa.
The police had gathered with riot gear by 11 a.m. and were going to clear the zone.
The city published a map of the zone they intended to clear after police started making arrests to end the demonstration that has grown unpopular among Canadians.
Police warned protesters that they must leave the unlawful protest sites immediately and remove vehicles and property from the area, and warned media members to stay out of the way of the police operation.
Pat King, one of the organizers of the Freedom Convoy, told his supporters not to stop and to hold the line on Facebook Live Friday.
The two prominent organizers of the protest, Chris Barber and Tamara Lich, were arrested on Thursday.
The Freedom Convoy moved into downtownOttawa in late January to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers, which caused some local businesses to halt. The demonstration against Covid-19 rules in downtown Ottawa quickly expanded to protests at three critical bridges at the U.S.-Canada border. It inspired similar demonstrations in other countries. The Emergencies Act became law in 1988 and was used by the Prime Minister to clear the protests. Dozens of protesters were arrested at the border. Protesters began leaving the Ambassador Bridge and other border crossings on Saturday, a day after police moved in to remove them.
$50 million. According to Anderson Economic Group, wages in the Michigan auto industry are estimated to have gone down last week because of the protests.
The Freedom Convoy has received support from former President Donald Trump, as well as Sen. Ted Cruz.
Protesters started raising money on GiveSendGo to support the convoy after GoFundMe froze donations to the cause. The names and contact information of the donors of two fundraising efforts to support the trucker protests were leaked after it was hacked Sunday evening. The majority of the money came from Canada. Trudeau's emergency order gave financial institutions the authority to freeze accounts that they believe are tied to the Freedom Convoy. As of Friday morning, the Adopt-a-Trucker campaign had raised more than half a million dollars, and the Freedom Convoy campaign had raised more than half a million dollars.
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