Ottawa’s police chief says policing alone might not solve the ongoing, volatile occupation of the city’s downtown core that has lasted for nearly a week, and military aid might be necessary.
“This is a national issue, not an Ottawa issue,” Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly said in a briefing to city councillors Wednesday afternoon.
People across the country, as well as from other countries, have brought their frustrations with government response to the pandemic — all levels of government — to the nation’s capital.
The risks will increase the longer the demonstration persists, said Soly, but clearing protesters out of the city comes with its own
