Hundreds of police in Ottawa moved in to arrest protesters who disagree with Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions

Police began arresting people and towing away vehicles in Ottawa on Friday in an attempt to stop the three-weeks-long protest by hundreds of truckers who disagree with the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.

Police scuffled with protesters in Ottawa as authorities worked to clear blockades that have occupied the city’s downtown area for three weeks.

Tow trucks hauled away vehicles blockading central Ottawa and protesters scuffled with police who made arrests on Friday to end a trucker-led movement that has challenged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.

What people are saying?

pat romanelli Don’t worry everybody. Everything is going well. Majority of us Canadians approuve of police intervention. Police are patient but moving forward. We do it the Canadian way.

Monica Otis This is what they’re gonna do to everybody that refuses to take the vaccine, hold us down, physically pin us down, and then inject it without our consent.