Freedom protesters and police hug during Ford’s ‘state of emergency’

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.

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.

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.

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.