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Trudeau defends use of emergency powers to end Ottawa occupation

Canadian prime minister says Emergencies Act ‘necessary’ to disperse anti-government protesters who occupied capital.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2022

Canada's parliament approves Trudeau's emergency powers

Canada's parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2022

Anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of the 'freedom convoy' protest

The so-called “freedom convoy” protests over the last month saw an unprecedented reaction by all levels of government and ultimately led to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act. The act shut off funding to protesters, conscripted private tow trucks to haul away rigs (tilting the balance of resources)…

The Conversation · Feb 21, 2022

Ottawa protests: conspiracy theories and accusations of betrayal as police end blockade

Large parts of area in capital cleared after more than 191 are arrested and 57 vehicles are towed

The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2022

Show of Force in Ottawa as Police Clear Main Protest Hub

Police in riot gear cleared the main protest hub in downtown Ottawa Saturday, using batons and pepper spray and making dozens of arrests, as they worked to flush out a hard core of demonstrators occupying the Canadian capital. In a day-long show of force, hundreds of officers pushed into the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2022

Canada's capital secured and cleaned up after weeks-long protest

Canadian police on Sunday secured the downtown core of the capital with fencing as city workers cleaned up trash and snow plows cleared streets after two days of tense standoffs and 191 arrests ended a three-week occupation of Ottawa.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2022

Canada's protests settle down, but could echo in politics

Canada's trucker protest, which grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down key parts of the capital city for weeks, could echo for years in Canadian politics and perhaps south of the border

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022

Key events in Canada's trucker protests against COVID curbs

Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in an attempt to restore normalcy in Ottawa, parts of which have been paralyzed by protesters opposing the government's pandemic restrictions.

Reuters · Feb 19, 2022

Canada police use pepper spray, stun grenades to clear protesters

Officers say ‘assaultive and aggressive’ behaviour led them to use ‘chemical irritant’ to disperse demonstrators.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2022

Canadian police step up push to clear protesters in Ottawa

Canadian police moved in to clear protest camps blocking the national parliament in Ottawa, threatening to escalate the use of force to end weeks of demonstrations against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2022