While Prime Minister June Trudeau warned of "severe" consequences against the ongoing protests on Friday, it doesn't match the situation on the ground.
On the one hand, the heightened rhetoric comes with the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between Michigan and Ontario and a Canadian judge ordering the protesters to clear the site or risk arrest and vehicle seizures.
The Post Millennial's Beth Baisch is in Ottawa and she's captured scenes that have conflicted with the mainstream narrative about the trucker convoy demonstration.
After one group of police officers allowed freedom protestors to transport fuel for truckers, another warns them that they’re aiding and abetting mischief.
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In the above clip posted to social media, a police officer cautions a group of protesters with fuel for "aiding and abetting mischief," but he just walks on.
While some social media commentators have started using the word "insurrection" to describe the Canadian trucker convoy protest, Baisch's footage disputes these claims. This comes as Baisch documented multiple instances of hugging at the peaceful Freedom Convoy protest: an adult protester hugged a police officer and a child protester hugged multiple police officers.
The involvement of minors throughout the trucker convoy protests has made it difficult to proactively resolve the demonstrations on the ground.
This comes in contrast to how authorities are having to deal with the matter. Recently, it was reported that police officers are visiting the homes of protesters based on online activity.
A freedom protestor describes a dream he had and tells the crowd "To all you lions, let me hear you roar!"
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The weekends have become a routine moment for protest activities to get more involved. "Let's stay to the same narrative: peace, love, have a good time," the speaker says in the above clip. Recent moves by both Trudeau and Ford haven’t put a damper on morale and enthusiasm for those occupying the city of Ottawa.
Relations between protesters and the police have been mostly peaceful.
Freedom protestors in Ottawa chant “Freedom” and sing O Canada while police try to stop them from building a tent. Police allowed them to build it provided it doesn’t block the emergency lane.
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A similar calm has been honoured by both tow trucks and the military as they have elected to refrain from getting involved in matters such as the Ottawa trucker convoy protest.
While Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency for Ontario, not all are following it—especially not GiveSendGo who on Thursday openly defied the Canadian government's order to freeze the transaction of funds to the convoy protesters.
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