What you need to know about Day 2 of Rolling Thunder rally
CBC
Hundreds of motorcycles rolled through downtown Ottawa on Saturday as part of the weekend Rolling Thunder Ottawa rally.
Earlier in the morning, crowds gathered at the National War Memorial near Parliament Hill.
One person was arrested on Elgin Street, Ottawa police confirmed through Twitter.
Later, the service confirmed another person was arrested for breaching their release conditions, which included not being in the downtown core.
Saturday's events come after police reported that a crowd assembled on Rideau Street on Friday evening became aggressive.
Officers were deployed with helmets and shields to help control the crowd. Seven people were arrested for various charges, including assaulting police. Some of those arrests were also for breach of undertakings, police confirmed Saturday morning.
This weekend's events are being organized by several people who took part in the weeks-long occupation of city streets during the self-described Freedom Convoy earlier this year.
"I'm here for the veterans," said Sonny, a demonstrator draped in a Canadian flag at the National War Memorial. "It's a rally. Not a protest.
"We're going to leave right afterwards. We're giving honour and respect back to this country."
The schedule issued by organizers also includes an afternoon rally on Parliament Hill.
While many mask mandates and other COVID-19 health restrictions have been lifted, some in attendance were focused on ones that remain, including the requirement for many federal employees to be vaccinated and those for air travel.
"I still can't get on a plane. So I still can't travel, which is concerning because it's a free country," said David Paisley, who has promoted the weekend's events through YouTube.
While police shared the expected route for the hundreds of motorcyclists driving through downtown on Saturday, they also established a vehicle exclusion zone starting Thursday evening. Pedestrians, cyclists, public transit and other vehicles may enter the secured area, but not motorized vehicles involved in the Rolling Thunder event.
Special no-parking zones are also being set up in nearby neighbourhoods. A counter-protest also gathered at the National War Memorial earlier on Saturday.
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