Mon Jun 20, 2022 – 5:34 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – An officer for the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is claiming that Canada Day celebrations in the nation’s capital this year will be met with an “unprecedented and unique” law enforcement presence in anticipation of planned freedom protests.
As reported in the Canadian Press, the unnamed OPS officer said there will be a never-before-seen security presence near Canada’s parliament buildings.
In a statement on Friday, the OPS said that due to anticipated larger crowd sizes, combined with “an increased level of protests and demonstrations,” there will be “significant road closures and a major increase in police presence.”
The OPS claimed that they are working with “Canada Day organizers and our policing partners to implement a public safety plan that allows all Canadians and visitors to freely and safely enjoy the capital during this celebration.”
“The expectation is that this Canadian Heritage event will be larger than usual both in terms of crowd size and the footprint of the event,” the OPS said.
“We will be bringing multiple extra policing resources from several services,” the OPS said.
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) veteran James Topp, who for the
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