Remaining demonstrators in Ottawa are 'highly volatile,' police say at trucker convoy update
CTV
Ottawa Police Service Chief Peter Sloly says the trucker convoy protest has been 'intolerable' and 'unprecedented,' and that officers have been 'pushed to the limit' and 'injured' in the course of their duties.
Appearing at a news conference on Wednesday, Sloly spoke directly to demonstrators, calling them “unlawful” and warning them that there are consequences to their actions – and that charges will be pursued against people “no matter where they’re from,” adding that there were people from across the country in Ottawa.
Sloly said that there was a significant faction involved in the trucker convoy from the U.S., and that there were plans for more to come.
“All plans are on the table” to end the protest in Ottawa. Sloly said, from negotiated to enforced removal.
Sloly said he has been in contact with RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki about the blockade in Coutts, Alta., which he said was “exponentially” more dangerous and that he was hearing about more blockades planned elsewhere in the country.