The mayor of Canada’s capital, Ottawa, has declared a state of emergency owing to mass scale protests by citizens.
- Ottawa has been under siege since January 28 when the truckers started rolling into the city, under the banner of Freedom Convoy 2022 with the stated objective of remaining in Ottawa till the government removed restrictions such as a vaccine mandate on truckers plying between Canada and the United States.
- They also oppose other Covid-19 related restrictions and lockdowns. However, counter protests have also erupted as residents have complained of the ceaseless sound of air horns and of being harassed, insulted, or blocked by the protesters.
