Thread by @globeandmail

The protests against pandemic restrictions that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks appeared to finally have ended Sunday morning, as Members of Parliament continued to debate the Emergencies Act that Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau invoked last week.

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There were a few groups of two or three people huddled on street corners, but they were quiet and kept to themselves.

Police continue to restrict access to Centretown, the commercial and residential neighbourhood stretching south from Parliament Hill.

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Police have erected metal barricades between Sparks Street and Queen Street, a block and a half south of Wellington Street, which runs in front of the Parliament buildings and was the nexus for the demonstration over the past three weeks.

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Police said Sunday morning that they had made 191 arrests during the action to clear the protesters. Of those arrested, 103 were charged.

As well, 57 vehicles had been towed.

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MPs continued to debate Sunday whether to authorize the Emergencies Act, which the Prime Minister invoked Feb. 14.

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The House has been sitting through the weekend, after being forced to suspend Friday’s sitting because of police operations.

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