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Ottawa police working with national security agencies as trucker convoy reaches capital
Police warn of ‘consequences’ for violence as trucker convoy nears Ottawa “The organizers have advised us that this will be a peaceful demonstration. They have confirmed that there will be a large number of trucks and participants, and that the main planned demonstrations will take place on Saturday and Sunday,” Sloly told reporters.“With demonstrations of this scale, there are significant risks to be mitigated, but that we cannot fully eliminate.”Sources tell Global News that federal national security officials have held multiple briefings with local law enforcement officials ahead of Saturday’s planned demonstrations, which are expected to include well-known white supremacist and far-right personalities.While Sloly said Ottawa police have been in contact with the demonstrations’ main organizers, he warned police expect a number of “parallel demonstrators” that they have not been able to “engage fully with.”“There are also social media actors locally, nationally and internationally.