Ottawa declares state of emergency as police boost enforcement, target protest’s fuel supply – By Christian Paas-Lang (CBC News) / February 6, 2022
Protest is ‘most serious emergency our city has ever faced,’ mayor says
The City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon in response to ongoing protests in the downtown core, while Mayor Jim Watson described the situation in the nation’s capital as the “the most serious emergency our city has ever faced.”
Watson said the declaration will help Ottawa Police get the supplies and equipment they need faster.
“The state of emergency gives our staff and our city a few extra tools to speed up things like procurement,” he said in an interview with CBC News Network on Sunday evening.
“We’re in the midst of a serious emergency, the most serious emergency our city has ever faced, and we need to cut the red tape to get these supplies available to our police officers and to our public works staff.”
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