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Spazito

(49,784 posts)
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 11:53 AM Feb 2022

Police move to break up remaining protest at Windsor's Ambassador Bridge

Officers lined the road near border and told protesters to move as vehicles towed

Officers from multiple police forces began advancing toward protesters on Sunday morning to break up a days-long occupation near the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont.

A group of protesters opposing pandemic-era laws such as vaccine mandates has been at the bridge since Monday, blocking what is typically Canada's busiest border crossing. On Friday, a judge granted an injunction demanding that the protesters clear the bridge by that evening.

While some people left immediately, including some transport trucks, a crowd remained and even swelled heading into Saturday evening.

But as of Sunday morning, only about 25 protesters remained. And as of 7:30 a.m. ET, about 75 police officers lined up across the road and warned that anyone who didn't leave would be arrested.

"Time to leave," police called.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ambassador-bridge-1.6350120

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Police move to break up remaining protest at Windsor's Ambassador Bridge (Original Post) Spazito Feb 2022 OP
Thanks for posting Beachnutt Feb 2022 #1
I don't understand why this was allowed to go on for days? CrispyQ Feb 2022 #2
I guess they were waiting them out Beachnutt Feb 2022 #3
The provincial government needed to act in order to give the authorities... Spazito Feb 2022 #4
Thank you for the explanation. -nt CrispyQ Feb 2022 #5
Because the Ottawa mayor and Ontario premier are cowards, and the police sympathize Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #6

Beachnutt

(7,189 posts)
1. Thanks for posting
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 12:01 PM
Feb 2022

the link has a cpl video clips of peaceful protester being arrested, His problem is that he was breaking the law by obstructing a roadway.

CrispyQ

(36,236 posts)
2. I don't understand why this was allowed to go on for days?
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 12:02 PM
Feb 2022

Why is an injunction needed to remove people blocking highways, bridges, & roads & disrupting the community? Did they have a permit for their protest?

Spazito

(49,784 posts)
4. The provincial government needed to act in order to give the authorities...
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 12:25 PM
Feb 2022

the okay to act. That was done with both the declaration of a state of emergency by the Premier and the granting of the injunction by the court.

I'd rather having to wait for the Is dotted and the Ts crossed than to have the so-called 'protesters' having any legal ground to stand on and, as we see, waiting helped end this peacefully.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,373 posts)
6. Because the Ottawa mayor and Ontario premier are cowards, and the police sympathize
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 01:39 PM
Feb 2022

The convoy included organizers and 150 members who are former LEO’s and military.

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