Public service union helped residents take back their streets as citizens grew weary of law enforcement lag

The counterprotests 'were people organizing, seeing that there was no action taking place at any level of government—they were organizing themselves,' says NDP MP Peter Julian.

Ottawa residents formed a counterprotest group to block 'Freedom Convoy' supporters at the Bank Street exit on Riverside Drive on Feb. 13, 2022. The weekend marked the start of the third week of the convoy’s occupation of the city, which was dismantled a week later.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

February 23, 2022

As the "Freedom Convoy" that descended on downtown Ottawa and surrounding residential streets moved into its third week, thousands of counterprotesters in the nation’s capital began pushing back, many of whom were upset with the ongoing occupation and the lack of action by police services prior to...

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