Trucker convoy protest ‘has to stop,’ Justin Trudeau says
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared in the House of Commons Monday evening to take part in an emergency debate on the protest in Ottawa, which is now in its second week.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing anti-vaccine mandate protest in Ottawa is “trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens’ daily lives.”
He says, “It has to stop.”
Trudeau appeared in the House of Commons Monday evening to take part in an emergency debate on the protest in Ottawa, which is now in its second week.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said in the House the government had approved a request by the RCMP for additional resources to police the protests.
Earlier Monday, Ottawa’s city council voted to formally petition the federal government to assume responsibility for public safety in the parliamentary precinct to free up Ottawa officers to return to protect residential neighbourhoods.
In a letter to Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said in order to “quell the insurrection,” the city needs another 1,800 officers in addition to his current contingent of 2,100 police and civilian members.
It’s estimated the demonstrations in the central core are costing the city $1.8 million to $2.2 million per day for police alone, and Watson said the city is keeping a tally of all extraordinary costs associated with the protest and will seek compensation from higher levels of government when the protest finally ends.
The letter to the federal and provincial governments comes as an Ontario judge granted a 10-day injunction to prevent protesting truckers from honking their horns incessantly, which residents have argued is causing irreparable harm.
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