Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 

Ottawa police have been going from truck to truck, passing out flyers to Freedom Convoy protesters which demand they vacate the demonstration zone immediately or face arrest and criminal charges.

 

“You must leave the area now,” reads the notice. “Anyone blocking streets, or assisting others in the blocking [of] streets, are committing a criminal offence and you may be arrested,” according to the Wall Street Journal.

 

Apparently Ottawa police are handing out this notice in Ottawa. pic.twitter.com/m3V1JGeg9c

— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) February 16, 2022

 

The notice is an escalation of law-enforcement efforts as the protest against vaccine mandates and social restrictions enters its 20th day. The move comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers this week aimed at ending the demonstrations.

 

Ottawa police, in its notice, said that with the new powers made available under the federal emergency order, it is now illegal for new protesters or their supporters to enter downtown Ottawa and join the demonstration. Police also said drivers’ licenses could be revoked, per a separate emergency order from the province of Ontario. -WSJ

 

The daycare set up in front of West Block just got the papers #cdnpoli #ottnews pic.twitter.com/9LsvNhNy6c

— Mackenzie Gray (@Gray_Mackenzie) February 16, 2022

 

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