Last US-Canada border blockade breaks up, Ottawa police threaten arrest
Sgt. Paul Manaigre, RCMP Media Relations Officer “It is our expectation that at noon today, just over an hour from now, the remaining demonstrators will begin to move out of the area and full access to the Emerson Port of Entry will be restored. The Manitoba RCMP will be coordinating and escorting the remaining vehicles out of this area to ensure a safe and orderly departure. This is for the safety of everyone involved.”
“Our officers will remain in the area to ensure that the highway and the border to the United States remains open and accessible to all travelers.”
“Well, you have to understand like this being a national issue, we have to take our time. We didn’t want to rush in. It would have absolutely made no sense just going in, perhaps making arrests, issuing tickets. We probably could have had others just take their place. Communication, as you can see, resulted in what we have today. In a short time, this is going to be open. To me, it is the best course of action. We’re going to have nobody charged. Nothing towed, nobody injured. No arrests. It’s a perfect solution.”
Sgt. Matt Eamer, Ontario Provincial Police: “We’re just handing out messaging from the Ottawa Police Services. I’m with the Ontario Provencial Police liaison team, these are the Ottawa Police liaison team and we’re just handing out messaging from the Ottawa police.”
David Paisley, protester: “If it means that I need to go to prison, if I need to be fined in order to allow freedom to be restored in this country — millions of people have given far more for their freedom. And in my mind, personally, it’s a small sacrifice to make in order to ensure that the freedoms of this great nation are restored. “
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