“IThey are much more numerous than the number of police officers we have. The words used by the mayor of Ottawa on Sunday sum up the balance of power that is currently taking place in the streets of his city. Faced with a new weekend of demonstrations, Jim Watson was forced to declare a state of emergency, citing a situation “completely out of control”. “It is the protesters who make the law […] we must take back our city, ”added the elected official. A completely unusual situation in the Canadian federal capital, usually known for its tranquility.
For more than a week, central Ottawa has been blocked by truck blockades and camps set up by opponents of sanitary measures. The movement, baptized “convoy of…
