For the first time since the beginning of the movement, groups of police officers positioned themselves in the morning in the streets of Ottawa facing the protesters.
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“If you want to leave on your own, now is the time”. The police, deployed en masse on Thursday February 17 in the streets of Ottawa, announced that they were preparing to intervene in a “imminent” to free the streets of the capital, which has been paralyzed for almost three weeks by anti-sanitary measures demonstrators.
For the first time since the beginning of the movement, groups of police officers positioned themselves in the morning in the streets of Ottawa facing the protesters and the hundreds of trucks blocking the streets. “We are ready to act to remove illegal protesters from our streets”boasted the interim police chief, explaining that a security perimeter has been erected around the city center and that a hundred checkpoints make it possible to control entries into the area.
On the ground, the demonstrators continue to sound trumpets and horns, turning in circles, Canadian flag on the back or hanging on a hockey stick.
A mix of rain and snow expected on Wednesday and in the coming days could complicate operations for police, who face a complex and perilous situation to dislodge protesters smoothly. She particularly fears the presence of“radical elements” but also many children in the demonstration, including babies.