Earlier tonight the police cleared out all the firewood and put out the fires on Kent st at a camp set up on the street.
I was there when this happened and I’d say about 30 officers were there to clear it out #cdnpoli#ottnews
When the second fire was put out, the top cop and main protestor were talking
You can hear the cop tell the protestors that there is “no issue with propane fuel” and “he’s just trying to help”
Surprised to hear the police are cool with propane fires in the street #cdnpoli
Once the fires were out, the cops moved to clearing a large pile of firewood out. A few protestors tried to throw the wood away but the head of the camp got them to stop.
They brought in two city pickup truck to haul it all away #cdnpoli#ottnews
Outside of the guys throwing the wood and a few people mouthing off, the protestors were cooperative with the police and there was no confrontation.
But the crowd did start chanting “Ottawa Police Resign” at one point… #cdnpoli#ottnews
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Friends, it’s time to check-in on Ottawa’s nightlife!
As I reported yesterday, Ottawa’s second hottest club, Wellington St, was undergoing renos but they’ve gone bigger than I could imagine
They’ve added a massive big screen behind the DJ, to accompany the VIP deck #ottnews
This goes without saying, but Wellington St has everything.
Postal service, ear protection and even satellite TV.
I wonder if the Super Bowl will be on the big screen on Sunday… #cdnpoli#ottnews
It’s raining tonight but that hasn’t stopped Ottawa newest club, O’Connor’s, from opening!
O’Connor’s has been functioning as a daycare normally, and even got a visit from the police yesterday to offer the parents help from child services. #cdnpoli#ottnews
In the Zello channel for the truckers, one guy says they’re basically homeless cause no one will feed them.
There is a Loblaws an eight minute walk from the Shepards. They’d have sold them food, if they were willing to put a mask on to come in the store #ottnews
I live down here, so I see these homeless folks a lot.
Since the pandemic, I’d say an already large homeless population has doubled, with decreased supports.
When they manage to get a few bucks, they put their mask on, go to the Loblaws and buy some food.
The CPC have released their costed platform. Here are the key details.
Over the next 5 years, they’re proposing $78 B in new spending, nearly the exact same as the LPC
They plan to save $27B by cancelling programs like $10 a day daycare, so the net total is $51 B in spending
The big ticket items are $24 B for doubling the Canada Worker Benefit over 5 years, $13 B to stimulate business investment and $9.7 B for fiscal stabilization. #cdnpoli
Two key items that didn't have costing, the Personal Low Carbon Savings account and their promise to bring high-speed Internet to everyone in Canada by 2025. #cdnpoli
To be let into Canada, a traveller needs to have finished their vaccine series with either Pfizer, Moderna, J&J or AZ, 14 days prior to arrival and get a negative test within 72 hours of arrival.
Sorry to everyone who got Sputnik or Sinopharm, you won’t be let in #cdnpoli
Travellers need to put their vaccination proof into the ArriveCAN app or website and if they don’t, they won’t be let into the country.
If your proof of vaccination isn’t in English or French, you’ll need a certified translation so the border guards can read it #cdnpoli
One of the big political debates of the day has been if we're going to 'run out' of vaccines in the coming weeks, as Premier Ford says Ontario is going to next week.
I crunched the vaccine numbers, and unlike Grade 10 math class, I'm going to show my work #cdnpoli
Two cavities. I did this on a national level because I can't predict how much each province will get but we do know the delivery schedule to Canada.
I also averaged the March Pfizer doses cause Fortin wasn’t sure of the weekly schedule yet but said we’d get to 4 M by March 31
Scenario 1 - The provinces do not increase their distribution capacity at all and give vaccines out at the 5 day rolling average (23,891 per day). If this happens, we still have way more vaccine supply than capacity. Very unlikely this scenario happens #cdnpoli