COVID-19 restrictions.Mounties said in a statement Monday night they thought there was a path to resolve the matter, but protesters are choosing not to comply.Police explained the protest is no longer lawful, and resources are in place to make arrests and tow away vehicles.
As of early Tuesday, RCMP told Global News there had been no movement overnight. Remaining trucker convoy protesters won’t leave until COVID-19 restrictions ease Some demonstrators had also told Global News Tuesday morning they have no plans to leave.Coutts Mayor Jim Willett says he wants the protestors gone, as mail can’t be delivered and some kids haven’t been able to go to school because their bus can’t get into the community.Police said what may have begun as a peaceful assembly quickly turned into an unlawful blockade and though they’ve tried to find a resolution, protesters have chosen not to comply.RCMP have started an “enforcement operation” to end the border blockade in Coutts, Alberta.— Heather Yourex-West (@HeatherYourex) February 1, 2022Under the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, a highway is considered essential infrastructure.
Those who “wilfully obstruct, interrupt or interfere with the construction, maintenance, use or operation of any essential infrastructure in a manner that renders the essential infrastructure dangerous, useless, inoperative or ineffective” could be arrested and/or charged, RCMP said.“The Alberta RCMP uses necessary measures to protect the fundamental freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, to promote the safety of all citizens, to enforce laws and to maintain peace and order,” police said.“In turn, it must be recognized that while everyone has a right to peaceful freedom of expression; the.