Police Cracking Down on Protesters in Ottawa - Lynniepoo On the Ground ! For Mike in the Night!

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Trudeau's trucker crackdown begins: Hundreds of cops backed by armored vehicles and horses start arresting Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa and towing their big rigs as they use powers granted by Emergencies Act
Ottawa police on Friday morning descended in a massive a sweep to arrest Freedom Convoy protesters
Fleet of two trucks began removing big rigs, campers and other vehicles blockading Parliament Hill
Debate in Canada's House of Commons was suspended on Friday in anticipation of the police action
Trudeau needs the support of Parliament to continue using powers under the Emergencies Act
Vote had been scheduled for Monday and will now be held sometime 'early next week', leaders say
Ottawa Interim Police Chief Steve Bell vowed the protest would come to an end over the weekend
Cops have imposed a 'secure zone' ringed by 100 checkpoints to cut off demonstrators from support
On Thursday night, key protest leaders Tamara Lich, 47, and Christopher Barber, 46, were arrested
Both both charged with counseling to commit the offense of mischief and Barber faces additional charges
Meanwhile, Washington DC police are cancelling all leave over a rumored convoy to the US capital

A police force of hundreds has descended on the Freedom Convoy truckers in Ottawa, Canada, making arrests and towing away big rigs that have formed a three-week blockade protesting the country's vaccine mandates.

Using Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's extraordinary powers under the Emergencies Act, police have established a 'no-go' zone around the demonstration in Ottawa's core, and on Friday morning a massive force of cops and a fleet of tow truck drivers began clearing out the Convoy's final stronghold.

Citing the 'exceptional circumstances' of the police action, Canada's Parliament suspended Friday's debate on Trudeau's emergency powers, sparing the Liberal leader another day of uncomfortable speeches from MPs who fiercely oppose his use of the draconian Emergencies Act.