Ottawa Police weren’t allowed inside the Coventry logistics central camp to hand out warning flyers about imminent arrests if protestors don’t leave. Here’s how it went down around 2pm.
“This is not illegitimate”
I was invited in by some protesters and asked if I wanted lunch and coffee. Fajitas were on the menu. Protesters didn’t seem worried about the police warnings
I saw approximately 100 people at the camp today. There were children there. The Children’s Aid Society in a news release urged protesters to find alternate care for their children should they be arrested.
In a Twitter space about covering the occupation - I mentioned that protesters told me they donated food and money to Shepherds of Good Hope , after some harassed shelter staff for food. That did happen. Here’s the email
I didn’t feel unsafe. But I didn’t have a huge camera with me. Some knew I was a reporter, some knew I was with CBC. Our conversations were about joints vs edibles, jobs. And where they got their news. Rebel News and Facebook sites. They called each other “family”
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