Mon Feb 7, 2022 – 5:41 pm EST
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — As the Freedom Convoy protesting COVID restrictions rages on, an Ottawa councilor is trying to liken the movement to an “insurrection” and a “siege.”
In an online Zoom conference this weekend to discuss the ongoing anti-COVID restrictions protest in Ottawa, city councilor Diane Deans decried the overwhelming peaceful demonstration as an “occupation” that is part of a larger “nationwide insurrection.”
“We are on day eight of this occupation, our city is under siege,” Deans stated in the online meeting with fellow councilors.
“This group is emboldened by the lack of enforcement by every level of government,” the councilor added. “They are terrorizing our residents, torturing them with incessant honking, threatening them and preventing them from leading their lives.”
Referencing the effects of the demonstration, Deans continued by listing the impact the protest has had on Ottawa, drawing noticeable similarities between what the protesters themselves have claimed are the effects lockdowns and COVID measures have had on them over the past two years.
“People cannot go to work, or open their business, people cannot sleep, walk, go to medical appointments, or enjoy their neighborhood,” Deans explained,
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