Ottawa mayor on deal with truckers: 'At least we've tried something'

Mayor Jim Watson said he expects ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters to begin moving their trucks out of downtown residential streets on Monday as part of a deal he reached with organizers this weekend.

But he’s also acknowledging it won’t be straightforward or easy.

“There are a number of people that want to try to see this particular deal fail,” he told Newstalk 580 CFRA. “I’m under no illusions. This is going to be difficult to implement and enforce.”

Hundreds of vehicles remain parked on Wellington Street and roads around Parliament Hill on day 18 of the occupation. Watson announced Sunday an agreement has been reached with the president of the Freedom Convoy to see hundreds of trucks move off residential streets and on to Wellington Street, between Elgin Street and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.

Tamara Lich told the mayor that organizers would work hard over the weekend to "get buy in" from the truckers to move their vehicles.