Canada's capital braces for biker convoy, fearing repeat of trucker protest

[libertybele]

Canada's capital braces for biker convoy, fearing repeat of trucker protest

Canada's capital is bracing for hundreds of motorcyclists to parade through town this weekend in a protest broadly against government overreach, less than three months after police arrested dozens of protesters who blocked the downtown core near parliament for several weeks.

Organizers of the convoy, which they call "Rolling Thunder Ottawa," say it is in support of "freedom" and military veterans, but local media say several of the participants were in Ottawa during the previous protest, which was against a vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers.

In February, the government of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to invoke seldom-used emergency powers to clear Ottawa. At the time, protesters had also blocked key border crossings to the United States...............



https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-capital-braces-biker-convoy-fearing-repeat-trucker-protest-2022-04-29/

[Smokin Joe]

In February, the government of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to invoke seldom-used emergency powers to clear Ottawa. At the time, protesters had also blocked key border crossings to the United States.

Forced? My ass he was forced!

[mystery-ak]

PICS: ‘Freedom Fighters’ Confronted by Riot Police In Trudeau’s Canada

AP and Jack Montgomery30 Apr 202218
3:01

OTTAWA (AP) – Police wearing helmets and shields made several arrests Friday night in Canada’s capital after facing off against protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates.

Big-rig trucks attempted to make their way to Parliament Hill as part of the ‘Rolling Thunder’ rally, organized by Freedom Fighters Canada, a group dedicated to speaking out against COVID-19 mandates.

Many of the protesters were also part of the three-week Freedom Convoy demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa’s downtown earlier this year with big rigs, prompting Canada’s federal government to invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time. That protest ended after hundreds of police officers moved in to disperse the crowds, making dozens of arrests.

Ottawa police promised earlier Friday that protesters would not be allowed to get a foothold for a prolonged occupation.



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