'They have far more people than we have police officers and I've indicated to the chief that we have to be much more nimble and proactive when it comes to these activities.' 'The situation at this point is completely out of control because the individuals with the protest are calling the shots,' Watson said. Speaking on Newstalk 580 CFRA's CFRA Live with Andrew Pinsent Sunday morning, Watson said the downtown area is 'out of control', with protesters taking over the downtown core. On Sunday morning, an estimated 500 trucks and vehicles remained in the so-called 'red zone' in downtown Ottawa, with hundreds of people remaining in the area to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates. 'It may provide some relief from some of the strictures that we operate under from a procurement standpoint, but it does not imbue the mayor or the city with any additional legal authority.' 'From the standpoint of a legal authority, the declaration of an emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act does little,' said city solicitor David White, adding there would be no additional authority to the city or police. Ottawa Police Services Board chair Diane Deans asked the city's top lawyer during Saturday's special Ottawa Police Services Board meeting if declaring a state of emergency would have 'any immediate, positive impacts' on the situation in Ottawa. We need to get moving much more quickly, much more proactive to bring order back to the streets,' Watson said. “We’re in the midst of a serious emergency, the most serious emergency our city has ever faced. The mayor said he spoke to all councillors about the move before the announcement. 'A state of emergency is an administrative tool we have at the municipal level to cut the red tape in the procurement policy and bylaws, so if we need equipment we can get it right away without going through a tender process,' Watson said. 'It also provides greater flexibility within the municipal administration to enable the City of Ottawa to manage business continuity for essential services for its residents and enables a more flexible procurement process, which could help purchase equipment required by frontline workers and first responders.' 'Serious emergency'ĭuring an interview on CTV News at Six, Watson noted the city declared a state of emergency during the flooding in 2019 and at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 'Declaring a state of emergency reflects the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongoing demonstrations and highlights the need for support from other jurisdictions and levels of government,' said a statement from the city. Sunday afternoon, Watson declared a state of emergency over the 10-day demonstration that has blocked Wellington Street and other streets around Parliament Hill. More than 100 tickets were issued in the demonstration zone on Sunday, including for excessive honking, driving the wrong way, defective muffler, no seatbelt and having alcohol readily available. Police said two more people were arrested Sunday morning – one charged for driving while prohibited, the other for mischief relating to property damage at a downtown business.

The investigation is ongoing and updates will follow.' 'Officers arrested three individuals at Metcalf and Slater for mischief. 'Multiple vehicles and fuel have been seized,' police said. Two people were arrested on Coventry Road for mischief. Ottawa police said seven people were arrested on Sunday, and 100 tickets were issued. 'We’ve really focused and targeted on removing the access of gasoline to the area and we’ve had several seizures and several arrests related to that.” 'Look at how we limit things moving in and out of the protest area,' Bell said. Deputy Chief Steve Bell told CTV News at Six this is the next step in the enforcement to deal with the ongoing protest downtown. Police have also said several people were arrested downtown on mischief charges for transporting fuel to demonstrators.

Police have said the stadium five kilometres away from Parliament Hill has been turned into a staging area for the demonstration over COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures. 'Some of the truckers are quite angry, started yelling at me. 'They swooped in, it sounds like, quite quickly and took all the propane and all the fuel and left, in a very big show of force,' reported CTV News Ottawa chief anchor Graham Richardson. Fuel taken by ⁦ camp stays at baseball stadium but ability to fill trucks and fuel here is gone #ottnews ⁦ /rsRSSqcNV5 - Graham Richardson February 7, 2022

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