Canadian PM argues protesters against Covid-19 restrictions must stop as they disrupt lives of fellow citizens
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has claimed the tuckers that continue to protest against Covid-19 restrictions in Ottawa are trying to “blockade” democracy and harass locals with “violent” imagery.
During a speech in Parliament’s House of Commons on Monday – which has been surrounded by protesters since January 28 – Trudeau argued that demonstrators against Covid-19 restrictions pose a dangerous threat to the public as well as the state, just a day after the city of Ottawa declared a state of emergency.
“Individuals are trying to blockade our economy, our democracy, and our fellow citizens’ daily lives. It has to stop,” Trudeau declared, adding that “the people of Ottawa don’t deserve to be harassed in their own neighborhoods.”
“Individuals are trying to blockade our economy, our democracy and our fellow citizens’ daily lives. It has to stop,” said PM Justin Trudeau on the anti-COVID-19 measures protests. “The people of Ottawa – indeed people across the country – deserve to have their safety respected.” pic.twitter.com/hPG8tOzAQT
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In apparent reference to isolated incidents of hate symbols, including neo-Nazi paraphernalia, spotted at the protest, Trudeau said that the people of Ottawa “don’t deserve to be confronted with the inherent violence of a swastika flying on a street corner, or a Confederate flag, or the insults and jeers just because they’re wearing a mask.”
“That’s not who Canadians are. That’s not what Canadians demonstrated over the past two years of consistently, continually being there for each other,” he continued. “The people of Ottawa – indeed people across the country – deserve to have their safety respected and deserve to get their lives back.”
The Prime Minister revealed that 300 Royal Canadian Mounted Police had been deployed to assist Ottawa Police against the protesters and that the government would be “convening a table with the relevant federal and municipal partners to further strengthen our response.”
The federal government will be there with whatever resources the province and the city need in this situation
On Sunday, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency and called the protest a “serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents.”
Ottawa Police have also been working to shut the protest down, issuing over one hundred tickets to truckers in the city, suspending licenses, and seizing fuel, while also threatening to arrest anyone who provides the protesters with “material support.”
While interviewing protesters in Ottawa on Monday, RT America’s John Huddy observed that the demonstration looked more like a winter carnival than an ‘occupation’, with inflatable castles for children, dancing, and music.
source: RT
Împotriva articolelor redacției noastre, persoanele nemulțumite pot formula Contestație în termen de 10 zile de la publicarea articolului, la judecătoria Orășenească nr. 1 München Bayern Deutschland, in conformitate cu Legea federală Germană. Considerăm că nu se pot formula acțiuni la instanțele din România deoarece nici o persoană care activează în trustul nostru nu poate fi extrasă de sub jurisdicția federală germană. Considerăm că redacția noastră nu răspunde în fața autorităților din România ci doar celor federale sau civile germane. deoarece legea română nu are efecte de extraneitate asupra redacției chiar dacă subiectul știrilor face obiectul unor evenimente sau persoane din România și sunt scrise în limba română. Limba română nu este izvor de extraneitate a legii.
