An emergency debate is underway in the House of Commons to discuss the protests in Ottawa that have been going on for about ten days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in the exchange.
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It was NDP leader Jagmeet Singh who called for the emergency debate on Monday.
“We need to see leadership and there hasn’t been that at the federal level,” Singh said during a virtual press briefing Monday morning.
According to him, the goal of the demonstrators is not to put an end to the sanitary measures, but to “overthrow the government”.
The City of Ottawa also declared a state of emergency in the capital over the weekend.