As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers in an attempt to quell the “Freedom Convoy,” protesters remain in Ottawa, Canada for the third week in a row.
Protesters have stated they will remain in Ottawa until all COVID-19 mandates are lifted. Images from the protests highlight the escalating tensions between the Canadian government, police, and the truckers. Here are 18 images depicting protesters in Ottawa, Toronto, and Windsor, Canada.
A variety of signs are displayed in Ottawa, Canada on Feb. 9 protesting vaccine mandates and thanking truckers. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Truckers block off a traffic light in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 9. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)A protester dressed as Batman displays a peace sign outside of the Parliament building in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 9. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)A masked protester raises a flag near Parliament Hill as truckers protest in Ottawa, Canada on Feb. 7. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)A protester with a cut-out of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau protests COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions on Feb. 5 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo: Dave Chan/AFP/Getty Images)Freedom Convoy protesters gather near Parliament Hill on Feb. 7 calling for no more vaccine mandates. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Protesters hold signs calling for freedom near Parliament Hill on Feb. 7, in Ottawa, Canada. (Phot: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu AgencyGetty Images)An view from inside of a truck as protesters gather near Parliament Hall on Feb. 7 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo: Amru Salahuddien/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)A trucker displays signs calling for freedom from COVID-19 mandates on Feb. 7 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Protesters demand the end of what they argue are tyrannical mandates that have gone on for too long, on Feb. 9 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Protesters show signs of support for the truckers on Feb. 7 in Ottawa, Canada during the ongoing Canada Freedom Convoy protests. (Photo: Amru Salahuddien/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Supporters bring gas to truckers who are protesting against vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 7. (Photo: Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Police arrive on Feb. 12 to clear protesters and their vehicles from a blockade at the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge in WIndsor, Canada, which was sealing off commercial traffic into the U.S. (Photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)Police clear protesters gathering at the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge on Feb. 12 in Windsor, Canada. (Photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)A supporter shakes hands with a trucker as a convoy of truckers arrives to a police blockade on Feb. 5 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)A woman protests lockdowns as police clear protesters from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Canada on Feb. 12. (Photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)A driver displays messages of “freedom” and “Let’s Go Brandon” as police clear protesters on Feb. 12 from Windsor, Canada. (Photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)
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