

With no end in sight for the entrenched protest, Ottawa police announced on Sunday they would be cracking down by arresting anyone giving “material aid” — such as fuel — to the protesters.
“It does provide a layer of logistical complexity to us,” said Steve Bell, Ottawa deputy police chief.
“It identified a level of sophistication and a level of ability of this group to try and subvert police efforts,” he said.
”While attempting to seize fuel from demonstrators, multiple officers were swarmed by these same demonstrators,” said Bell.
Some of the smaller vehicles in the core have had their wheels removed and some big trucks have been immobilized, Bell said.
Temperatures in Ottawa are relatively mild now, but at times during the protest they have been below minus 20C.
Crowds at the protest surge at weekends and tend to be in smaller numbers during the week. Bell said removing the protesters would be difficult, not only because tow operators have been reluctant to tow vehicles, but because children are present in many of the vehicles.
Ottawa is getting a muddy response from federal officials on its request for more officers.
Watson said the local police force was unable to regain control.
Mendocino said he met with the mayor within hours of receiving the letter requesting support and was considering the request. He highlighted the 275 officers the RCMP had already provided to help clear the convoy.
He did not respond when asked if the federal government would be able to provide all or part of the 1,800 officers the city requested. The city has also asked the Ontario government for more officers.
The request for more officers comes as there are two other blockades in the country, one at the Coutts border crossing in Alberta and another, which began on Monday at the Ambassador Bridge separating Windsor and Detroit.
“The Ambassador Bridge is one of the most important border crossings in the world and it carries with it a significant proportion of all trade between Canada and the United States.”
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