BREAKING: Ottawa mayor Jim Watson just released a letter -- which he says has been agreed to by convoy protest organizer Tamara Lich -- for the demonstrators to leave "residential" areas by tomorrow.
WATSON: "I am writing to ask that you remove your convoy and its trucks from all of our residential neighbourhoods and that you restrict your presence to a limited perimeter
from Wellington Street where it meets Elgin Street and to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway."
from Wellington Street where it meets Elgin Street and to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway."
Watson has offered to meet with them to "discuss your protesters' concerns."
Watson: "Once there is clear evidence that you have delivered on these commitments, I am prepared to meet with you in a timely fashion."
Watson's spokesperson says the agreement "was reached through backchannel negotiations."
LICH: "We have made a plan to consolidate our protest efforts around Parliament Hill. We will be working hard over the next 24 hours to get buy in from the truckers. We hope to start
repositioning our trucks on Monday."
repositioning our trucks on Monday."
Just to triple underline this (emphasis mine): "We have made *a plan to consolidate our protest efforts around Parliament Hill.*"
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