Politics This Morning: City of Ottawa declares a state of emergency

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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has called for more help from other levels of government, for what the city's police chief and several city councillors have called a siege.The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

February 7, 2022

Good Monday morning, The City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency yesterday afternoon, citing “the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongo...

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