Ottawa’s ‘Rolling Thunder’ biker convoy won’t be ‘replay’ of occupation: Mendicino
Marco Mendicino“We’re going to provide the tools and the resources that are necessary for law enforcement to uphold the law.”Mendicino said that residents of Ottawa are still recovering from the trucker convoy occupation that saw the closure of the city’s Rideau Mall, trucks loudly honking at all hours and reports of harassment.
“It’s still very fresh in their mind,” Mendicino said. “People’s lives were completely upended. I would say there’s still exceptional sensitivity.”Ottawa invoked the Emergencies Act in response to demonstrations across the country that allowed the personal finances of those involved to be frozen. An inquiry into the invocation was launched on Monday.
“Rolling Thunder Ottawa will restore dignity to the War Memorial,” an official statement from the group’s Facebook page read. However, Ottawa police said vehicle protests will be banned from designated downtown Ottawa areas, including near Parliament Hill and the National War Memorial, and there will be an increased number of officers patrolling over the weekend with aid from the RCMP and the Ontario Provincial Police.Rolling Thunder organizer Neil Sheard warned of possible consequences if the planned route is obstructed.
“Thousands of people are coming to the city. There could be over a thousand bikes coming to your city. We had a route nailed,” Sheard said in a YouTube video posted Sunday.
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