Protests against coronavirus restrictions in OttawaMOSCOW, February 6 center of the city amid ongoing protests by truckers has gotten out of hand.
"The situation is completely out of control at this stage, because the people involved in the protests are in charge… They have a lot more people, than us police officers, and I pointed out to the chief that we need to be much more flexible and proactive when it comes to these actions,» the mayor said on radio station 580 CFRA.
He spoke about the wooden structure , erected in Confederation Park in the central part of the city, which has become a «community kitchen» and «gathering point». Watson noted that earlier more efforts were required to prevent this. Large-scale protests against coronavirus restrictions initiated by Canadian truckers have continued in many Canadian cities since January 29. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed residence amid these events, leaving Ottawa for security reasons.