Now that a federal Emergency Situation has been declared by Prime Minister Trudeau, as of this afternoon, there are a couple of scenarios which could unfold, for the Ottawa occupation crisis.
1) The blockaders and protesters decide to pack up and leave, over the next few days, say by the end of this week. Some or many may leave.
2) The blockaders and protesters decide they are going to stay. Certain people among them have exhibited some of the following behavior: a) showing flags of Nazis, US Confederacy, etc;
b) declaring they aim to overthrow the government unless ALL public health mandates and restrictions are lifted; c) vandalizing and destroying fences, parks, monuments, and other city installations; d) threatening residents and business employees; e) obviously illegal parking and blockading streets, etc.
Now that the Windsor bridge blockade has been cleared, as of today, that will free up some of the police units assigned there, to potentially be reassigned to Ottawa.
The Ottawa Police Chief has received a lot of criticism for not doing more. But I believe he has done his best.
This is NO LONGER a police-only matter.
We are talking about 400-500 transport trucks, with who knows how many people attached to each one. The Alberta blockade which was broken up revealed significant firearms and explosives being held by blockaders there. One has to assume the same for Ottawa.
Some trucks have children actually living in them.
Estimating an Order of Battle -- a military term -- is now required.
I don't see an alternative to the Canadian Army being deployed, within a few days, if the blockaders continue to resist. And that means potential loss of life. Very scary.
1) The blockaders and protesters decide to pack up and leave, over the next few days, say by the end of this week. Some or many may leave.
2) The blockaders and protesters decide they are going to stay. Certain people among them have exhibited some of the following behavior: a) showing flags of Nazis, US Confederacy, etc;
b) declaring they aim to overthrow the government unless ALL public health mandates and restrictions are lifted; c) vandalizing and destroying fences, parks, monuments, and other city installations; d) threatening residents and business employees; e) obviously illegal parking and blockading streets, etc.
Now that the Windsor bridge blockade has been cleared, as of today, that will free up some of the police units assigned there, to potentially be reassigned to Ottawa.
The Ottawa Police Chief has received a lot of criticism for not doing more. But I believe he has done his best.
This is NO LONGER a police-only matter.
We are talking about 400-500 transport trucks, with who knows how many people attached to each one. The Alberta blockade which was broken up revealed significant firearms and explosives being held by blockaders there. One has to assume the same for Ottawa.
Some trucks have children actually living in them.
Estimating an Order of Battle -- a military term -- is now required.
I don't see an alternative to the Canadian Army being deployed, within a few days, if the blockaders continue to resist. And that means potential loss of life. Very scary.
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