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Ottawa. File photoMOSCOW, Feb 1Amid widespread protests against COVID restrictions, Ottawa Canada will launch a hotline to report hate crimes to law enforcement.»Over the next 24 hours, we will create hotline for incidents and hate crimes,» Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloli said at a briefing on Monday. «symbols of hate» Sloli, quoted in a press release from the Metropolitan Police, noted that protests against restrictive measures have begun to decline. «The demonstration situation has decreased in scale over the past 12 hours,» he said, adding that the police on maintaining this trend until the protests are completely over. On Saturday, large-scale protests against coronavirus restrictions began in Ottawa, initiated by data from Canadian truckers. The latter demanded that the authorities remove all restrictions related to the pandemic and vaccination of the population, which, according to them, are contrary to the country's constitution. The action was generally peaceful. However, the police launched several criminal investigations into the protesters. One of the investigations is dedicated to the desecration of a war memorial. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed residence Saturday night for security reasons amid these events.