Thread by @pdmcleod

Tom Marazzo, one of the protest organizers not in jail, is holding a press conference. Aaaand we are off to a start with quite a quote: "First they came for the truckers, and I did not speak out because I was not a trucker. Then they came for the donors of truckers..."

"We are all in shock and we are currently organizing legal council for people injured by police brutality."

Three of hos fellow organizers have been arrested. Marazzo says some people's bank accounts have been frozen, including his.

"I'm certainly not a hero, I'm simply a father," Marazzo says, choking back tears.

Marazzo says it remains to be seen whether Canadian democracy will survive this abuse of power (Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act to clear the protest in Ottawa, which is on Day 22)

"We have chosen to peacefully withdraw from the streets of Ottawa... We will simply regroup as a grassroots movement."

If police remove barricades "we will peacefully withdraw starting today."

Marazzo says they will launch a constitutional challenge to strike down vax mandates.

Marazzo will not answer any questions about who has the money donated to the truckers (we know about one million was released), whether it will be dispersed to truckers, and whether there will be any accountability.

Marazzo asks where are the Conservative members of Parliament who will champion the rights of protesters.

"All in the globalists' pockets," says one person broadcasting on his phone.

"Well, I'm not going to speculate on that piece," Marazzo says.

"I personally would not bring my children here today," Marazzo says when asked about the kids near police lines. But he says he's not the government and he's not going to tell people what to do. Tells parents to do their own risk assessment.