Kehadiran polisi yang ketat turun di pusat kota Ottawa, pagar logam naik di dekat pengunjuk rasa konvoi-Heavy police presence descends on downtown Ottawa, metal fencing goes up near convoy protesters.



Crews secure fencing to shore up the existing gates along Wellington Street and allow police the option to close the grounds of Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Feb. 17, 2022. Dan gbr dibwh,
Petugas polisi berpatroli di sekitar kendaraan protes di Ottawa pada 17 Februari 2022.

Feb17, 2022. 1:23 PM.
Kehadiran polisi yang jauh lebih berat turun di pusat kota Ottawa Kamis pagi, sehari setelah pengunjuk rasa diperintahkan untuk segera pergi atau menghadapi konsekuensi berat.  Polisi terus membagikan pemberitahuan yang memperingatkan orang-orang untuk pergi.

Sementara itu, pekerja kota telah memasang pagar besi di sepanjang dinding batu di depan Parliament Hill dan di depan Senat, tempat para pengunjuk rasa menggali.

Seorang pejabat pemerintah Ontario menyebut tindakan itu sebagai strategi "penjagaan dan pengamanan" yang telah dikembangkan oleh komando terpadu yang melibatkan RCMP, Polisi Provinsi Ontario dan Polisi Ottawa.  Globe and Mail tidak mengidentifikasi sumber yang tidak berwenang untuk membahas masalah tersebut.

Polisi provinsi Quebec juga telah mendirikan pusat komandonya sendiri di Gatineau di seberang sungai dari Ottawa untuk membantu mengakhiri protes 21 hari yang oleh para pemimpin kota disebut sebagai pendudukan.

Saat polisi bergerak ke arah pengunjuk rasa, anggota parlemen di House of Commons mulai berdebat tentang Undang-Undang Darurat.  Perdana Menteri Justin Trudeau mengatakan pada hari Senin ketika "blokade dan pendudukan ilegal" memasuki minggu ketiga, pemerintah federal meminta Undang-Undang Darurat untuk melindungi keluarga, usaha kecil, pekerjaan dan ekonomi, dan karena situasinya "tidak dapat ditangani di bawah  hukum lainnya di Kanada.”  “Kami melakukannya karena itulah yang dituntut oleh kepemimpinan yang bertanggung jawab,” katanya.

Pemimpin Sementara Konservatif Candice Bergen mengatakan partainya percaya truk “harus dipindahkan atau dipindahkan.”  Namun, katanya sementara Konservatif ingin menurunkan suhu di seluruh negeri, Trudeau "jelas ingin menaikkannya."  Dia mengatakan Perdana Menteri, tanpa bertemu dengan sopir truk tunggal atau berbicara melalui keprihatinan mereka, atau menggunakan alat lain, telah membawa tindakan ini.  Dia menyebutnya "melampaui" dan berkata "itu salah."

Pemimpin NDP Jagmeet Singh mengatakan partainya akan menarik dukungannya untuk menerapkan tindakan tersebut jika mereka merasa kekuasaan disalahgunakan.
 Ottawa By-law mengeluarkan pernyataan di Twitter kepada pengunjuk rasa yang memiliki hewan peliharaan, mengatakan: “Jika Anda tidak dapat merawat hewan Anda sebagai akibat dari tindakan penegakan hukum, hewan Anda akan ditempatkan dalam perawatan pelindung selama 8 hari, dengan biaya Anda.  Setelah 8 hari, jika pengaturan tidak dilakukan, hewan Anda akan dianggap dilepaskan.”

Pada hari Rabu, polisi membagikan brosur kepada para demonstran, memperingatkan bahwa siapa pun yang menghalangi jalan atau membantu orang lain melakukannya akan melakukan pelanggaran pidana.  Namun, banyak demonstran tidak terpengaruh.

Polisi membagikan pamflet lain pada hari Kamis, merinci "hukuman berat" yang akan dihadapi para pengunjuk rasa jika mereka tidak memindahkan kendaraan atau properti mereka dari lokasi protes.

Penyelenggara dan pemimpin konvoi telah mendesak para pengunjuk rasa untuk "bertahan" dan tetap berada di blokade.

Namun, dalam video langsung Facebook larut malam yang emosional, salah satu penyelenggara Tamara Lich, mengakui bahwa partisipasinya dalam blokade 21 hari mungkin tidak akan bertahan lebih lama.

“Ada peluang yang cukup bagus, yah saya pikir itu tidak bisa dihindari pada saat ini, tetapi saya mungkin akan pergi ke suatu tempat besok di mana saya akan mendapatkan tiga kali makan sehari.  Dan tidak apa-apa.  Saya baik-baik saja dengan itu.  Dan saya ingin Anda tahu bahwa saya tidak takut, saya mungkin akan tidur pada akhirnya,” kata Ms. Lich pada Rabu malam.

Namun dia dan para pemimpin lainnya, terus mendesak orang lain untuk bergabung dengan mereka di Ottawa.

“Kita hanya bisa memenangkan ini bersama-sama, dan ini saatnya untuk berdiri bersama,” katanya.  “Jika Anda bisa datang ke Ottawa dan berdiri bersama kami, itu akan luar biasa.  Dan jika Anda tidak bisa, doakan kami.”

"Ini bukitku," katanya, "dan bukit begitu banyak pria dan wanita pemberani."

“Dan mereka akan tinggal dan mereka akan berjuang untuk kebebasan Anda selama mungkin.”

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A significantly heavier police presence descended on downtown Ottawa Thursday morning, one day after protesters were ordered to leave immediately or face severe consequences. Police continued to hand out notices warning people to leave.

Meanwhile, city workers have put up metal fencing along the stone wall in front of Parliament Hill and in front of the Senate, where protesters have dug in.

An Ontario government official called the measures a “cordon and clear” strategy that has been developed by the integrated command involving RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa Police. The Globe and Mail is not identifying the source who was not authorized to discuss the matter.

Quebec provincial police have also set up its own command centre in Gatineau across the river from Ottawa to assist in ending the 21-day of protests that city leaders have called an occupation.

As police moved in on protesters, MPs in the House of Commons began debate on the Emergencies Act. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday as the “illegal blockades and occupations” entered a third week, the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act to protect families, small businesses, jobs and the economy, and because the situation “could not be dealt with under any other law in Canada.” “We did it because that’s what responsible leadership requires us to do,” he said.

Conservative Interim Leader Candice Bergen said her party believes trucks “should move or be moved.” However, she said while the Conservatives want to lower the temperature across the country, Mr. Trudeau “clearly wants to raise it.” She said the Prime Minister, without meeting with a single trucker or talking through their concerns, or using any other tools, has brought in this act. She called it “overreach” and said “it’s wrong.”

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said his party will withdraw its support for invoking the act if at any point they feel the powers are being misused.

Ottawa By-law issued a statement on Twitter to protesters who have pets, saying: “If you are unable to care for your animal as a result of enforcement actions, your animal will placed into protective care for 8 days, at your cost. After 8 days, if arrangements are not made, your animal will be considered relinquished.”

On Wednesday, police handed out a flyer to demonstrators, warning that anyone blocking streets or assisting others in doing so would be committing a criminal offence. However, many demonstrators were undeterred.

Police passed out another pamphlet on Thursday, detailing the “severe penalties” protesters will face if they do not remove their vehicle or property from the protest sites.

Convoy organizers and leaders have urged the protesters to “hold the line” and stay at the blockades.

However, in an emotional late night Facebook live video, one organizer Tamara Lich, acknowledged that her participation in the 21-day blockade might not last much longer.

“There’s a pretty good chance, well I think it’s inevitable at this point, but I’ll probably be going somewhere tomorrow where I’ll be getting three square meals a day. And that’s okay. I’m okay with that. And I want you to know that I am not afraid, I’ll probably get some sleep finally,” Ms. Lich said on Wednesday night.

Still she and other leaders, continued to urge others to join them in Ottawa.

“We can only win this together, and its time to stand together,” she said. “If you can come to Ottawa and stand with us, that would be fantastic. And if you can’t, pray for us.”

“This is my hill,” she said, “and the hill of so many brave men and women.”

“And they’re going to stay and they’re going to fight for your freedom as long as they possibly can.”

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