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OTTOWA -- The heavy police presence remains in Ottawa but is not enough to evict the freedom convoy from Canada’s capital. Although several warnings have been issued and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act on Valentine’s Day, the truckers and protesters remain calm with no sign of an emergency – just as they have for the last three weeks. The truckers who remain on the street are adamant that they will not move. Though, they are concerned that the federal government will use force against them. Trudeau claims that the Emergencies Act will not violate the Canadian...

“Canadian truckers: Ottawa police arresting demonstrators, clearing out streets. Ottawa police announced Friday that some protesters 'are being arrested' during an operation to clear out those who have been demonstrating. ... There is a large police presence on Nicholas Street, protesters are being advised to leave immediately. Some protesters are surrendering and are being arrested, 'You will face severe penalties if you do not cease further unlawful activity,' Police tweeted.” (Fox News, 2/18.) “It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba’s longest serving President. Fidel Castro was a larger than life leader who served...

It didn’t need to be this way. The Liberal years from 2015-2017 broadly fulfilled the promise of the first Trudeau mandate.... Then, imperceptibly at first, the great scourge of our political age began to make appearances within the Trudeau Liberals: identity politics. With astonishing speed, opponents of government action could quickly be labelled racist, misogynist, homophobic or any other of a litany of insults intended to personally scar opponents and discredit them as the worst society has to offer, without addressing the substance of their argument.... While Trudeau talked tolerance and openness, his actions were marching towards control and conformity.......

Corporal Bulford resigns from his position of personal security of Trudeau.

FOX News reports, At a virtual press conference Monday evening, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly stressed that there have been no riots or injuries linked to the demonstrations of anti-jab-mandate protests ushered into the capital by a "Freedom Convoy" of truckers

THE UGLINESS OF THE MOB MENTALITY played out in Ottawa on the weekend as the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers cluttered up the Parliament Hill precinct. Its supporters are complaining about the way the “fake news” mainstream media are reporting the event. They grouse about the protest being referred to as an “anti-vaccine mandate” event, and about the tone of news reports that supposedly don’t reflect the real intent and reality of it. True, no major violence has been reported, but it’s had some outstanding deeds of disrespect. Ottawa police say they’re investigating several incidents for possible criminality.