Police made several arrests as they cleared out protesters and vehicles blockading the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., but the bridge was not yet open to traffic on Sunday.
Dozens of trucks, cars, pickups and vans have blocked traffic in both directions at Canada’s busiest border crossing to the U.S. for several days. By Sunday morning, the trucks and remaining protesters were greeted by a heavy police presence, with more than 50 vehicles, including cruisers, buses and an armoured car.
Latest update from the Ambassador Bridge protest:
Police made arrests & removed vehicles earlier. Most police left. Some roads remain closed with cement barriers. A group of protestors remains.
Via: PinkZebra / YT#Windsor #Ontario #AmbassadorBridge #TruckersForFreedom2022 pic.twitter.com/0g61OoRnXg
— DaveO ⚔️ 🗽 (@Patri0tCx_) February 13, 2022
Ottawa mayor made a ‘backchannel’ deal to remove convoy from ‘residential’ areas
Ottawa’s mayor says he’s reached a “backchannel” deal with convoy organizers to limit the three-week occupation’s to the area immediately surrounding Parliament Hill.
But Ottawa police’s plans to bring an ultimate end to the demonstrations – which showed few signs of slowing Sunday – have once again been called into question, after reports they’ve provided no detailed plan to federal law enforcement partners.
In a stunning Sunday statement, Mayor Jim Watson’s office says he successfully negotiated with convoy organizers to leave all “residential” areas in the city by Monday.
