Police in Canada send up troops ahead of 'freedom' demonstrations
Date
6/28/2022 3:38:08 PM
(MENAFN) In anticipation for the approaching Canada Day "freedom" protests, Canadian officials have called in reinforcements and implemented extra security measures.
For the first time in three years, anti-government "freedom" demonstrators will organize Canada Day marches on Friday.
"This is expected to be a unique Canada Day, with larger crowds and a larger event footprint," interim Ottawa Police chief, Steve Bell, stated amid a news conference on Monday, June 27th.
Police, according to Bell, have been monitoring internet criticism and attempting to speak with persons who have stated their intention to demonstrate.
City leaders and police in Ottawa, the capital, warned that they were prepared for any event and had measures to disperse any anti-government protesters. Previously, police deployed chemical irritants, pepper spray, and stun grenades against protesters, and detained hundreds of individuals in a number of cities.
After making many arrests, highly deployed police forces maintained a significant presence in the capital's center last month during an anti-government rally spearheaded by motorcyclists.
The "Rolling Thunder Ottawa" event occurred barely two months after the city was rocked by three weeks of trucker-led protests.
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