Ottawa police promise a 'very different picture' downtown this weekend
CTV
Ottawa's interim police chief is promising it will look "very different" in the downtown core this weekend compared to the previous three weekends, as the "Freedom Convoy" demonstration enters a 22nd day.
Approximately 100 checkpoints have been set up in a three-kilometre area to control traffic flow into the "red zone", and security fencing has been installed around Parliament Hill and other federal buildings.
On Thursday, police arrested several people in the downtown area, including convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich.
Interim chief Steve Bell urged protesters to leave the downtown area, and promised that police action to end the demonstration would begin.
"We have a very deliberate plan that will be methodical and will take time for us to progress through to be able to completely remove anyone from the core," Bell said.
