Police moving in on antigovernment protest convoy in downtown Ottawa
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OTTAWA – Police are starting to close in on antigovernment demonstrators who have occupied and immobilized much of the parliamentary district for almost three weeks.
New fencing is surrounding Parliament Hill and other buildings downtown, barricading the area even more against a possible surge onto the Hill by demonstrators encamped on the streets in front.
Several city buses with police officers in yellow vests are parked at the edge of the district, which includes Parliament Hill and several blocks south of it.
The weather is difficult, with rain and sleet falling and snow expected later in the day.
Deputy Ottawa police chief Steve Bell said Wednesday police were ready to use methods people are not used to seeing in the capital and that efforts to clear the streets were imminent.
On Wednesday police handed out leaflets warning of impending arrests and criminal charges against those encamped both downtown and at a parking lot east of downtown that has become a supply yard for those downtown.
(The Canadian Press)<
