As protest stretches on, Ottawa MPs struggle to offer resolution for worried constituents

'I feel safe, but I did not feel safe enough to leave my wife and kids at home … there were reports that some protestors were doxxing and revealing MPs' addresses, so for security they had to leave,' says Liberal MP Francis Drouin.
A 'Freedom Convoy' supporter stands in front of trucks parked at Metcalfe and Wellington streets on Feb. 15, as the convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa enters its third week.
The Ottawa MP who represents the Parliament Hill riding overrun by occupying protesters says he feels helpless in the face of appeals from his constituents, such as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor who said she no longer feels safe in Ottawa. With the ongoing trucker protests, and with sighting...

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