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| | *OPS Chief Peter Sloly, who had sided with Canadian [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] dictator [[Justin Trudeau]] and similarly made false accusations against the anti-[[CCP flu]] mandate [[Freedom Convoy]] trucker protest (including accusing them, without proof, of "harmful activities" and of spreading "hatred" and "violence"), announced his resignation from his post after he was criticized for his baseless accusations.<ref>Two references: | | *OPS Chief Peter Sloly, who had sided with Canadian [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] dictator [[Justin Trudeau]] and similarly made false accusations against the anti-[[CCP flu]] mandate [[Freedom Convoy]] trucker protest (including accusing them, without proof, of "harmful activities" and of spreading "hatred" and "violence"), announced his resignation from his post after he was criticized for his baseless accusations.<ref>Two references: |
| | *[https://thepostmillennial.com/accusations-against-the-truckers-are-vicious-and-baseless Accusations against the truckers are vicious and baseless] at the Post Millennial | | *[https://thepostmillennial.com/accusations-against-the-truckers-are-vicious-and-baseless Accusations against the truckers are vicious and baseless] at the Post Millennial |
| − | *[https://www.rebelnews.com/breaking_ottawa_police_chief_resigns_source_says BREAKING: Ottawa Police Chief resigns, source says] at Rebel News</ref> His replacement, Steve Bell, announced that it was now "illegal" to peacefully protest against the government.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/02/17/ottawa-police-chief-it-is-now-unlawful-to-protest-against-government-100-checkpoints-have-been-established/ Ottawa Police Chief “It is now unlawful to protest against government, 100 checkpoints have been established”] at the Conservative Treehouse</ref> | + | *[https://www.rebelnews.com/breaking_ottawa_police_chief_resigns_source_says BREAKING: Ottawa Police Chief resigns, source says] at Rebel News</ref> His replacement, Steve Bell, announced that it was now "illegal" to peacefully protest against the government.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/02/17/ottawa-police-chief-it-is-now-unlawful-to-protest-against-government-100-checkpoints-have-been-established/ Ottawa Police Chief “It is now unlawful to protest against government, 100 checkpoints have been established”] at [[the Conservative Treehouse]]</ref> |
| − | *The OPS, speaking at Trudeau's behest, publicly claimed that anyone still protesting in Ottawa is now "breaking the law" (even though there is no law, either federally, provincially or locally, against peaceful protesting);<ref>[https://tnc.news/2022/02/16/ottawa-police-says-anyone-protesting-in-ottawa-now-breaking-the-law/ Ottawa Police says anyone protesting in Ottawa now “breaking the law”] at True North</ref> in response, members of the main protest voted to dismiss the invocation of the [[Emergencies Act]] (which Trudeau invoked on February 14, 2022 in disproportionate response to the peaceful Freedom Convoy protests<ref>Two references: | + | *The OPS, speaking at Trudeau's behest, publicly claimed that anyone still protesting in Ottawa is now "breaking the law" (even though there is no law, either federally, provincially or locally, against peaceful protesting);<ref>[https://tnc.news/2022/02/16/ottawa-police-says-anyone-protesting-in-ottawa-now-breaking-the-law/ Ottawa Police says anyone protesting in Ottawa now “breaking the law”] at True North</ref> in response, members of the main protest voted to dismiss the invocation of the [[Emergencies Act (Canada)|Emergencies Act]] (which Trudeau invoked on February 14, 2022 in disproportionate response to the peaceful Freedom Convoy protests<ref>Two references: |
| | *[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/14/justin-trudeau-grabs-powers-under-never-before-used-emergencies-act-to-stomp-out-trucker-protests/ Justin Trudeau Grabs Powers Under Never-Before Used Emergencies Act to Stomp Out Trucker Protests] at Breitbart News Network | | *[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/14/justin-trudeau-grabs-powers-under-never-before-used-emergencies-act-to-stomp-out-trucker-protests/ Justin Trudeau Grabs Powers Under Never-Before Used Emergencies Act to Stomp Out Trucker Protests] at Breitbart News Network |
| | *[https://dailycaller.com/2022/02/14/justin-trudeau-invokes-emergencies-act-canada-freedom-convoy/ Justin Trudeau Invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ In Unprecedented Move] at the Daily Caller</ref>) as nothing more than a scare tactic utilized by Trudeau for intimidation purposes.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/17/freedom-convoy-protesters-dismiss-justin-trudeaus-emergency-powers-move/ Freedom Convoy Protesters Dismiss Justin Trudeau’s Emergency Powers Move] at Breitbart News Network</ref> | | *[https://dailycaller.com/2022/02/14/justin-trudeau-invokes-emergencies-act-canada-freedom-convoy/ Justin Trudeau Invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ In Unprecedented Move] at the Daily Caller</ref>) as nothing more than a scare tactic utilized by Trudeau for intimidation purposes.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/17/freedom-convoy-protesters-dismiss-justin-trudeaus-emergency-powers-move/ Freedom Convoy Protesters Dismiss Justin Trudeau’s Emergency Powers Move] at Breitbart News Network</ref> |
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| | *OPS goons have begun harassing and illegally threatening arrest against Ottawa residents and out-of-town visitors for simply walking on city streets; one such hostile thug lunged at a woman out to get a coffee and assaulted her by violently ripping a cell phone camera out of her hands, then behaved in Gestapo-like fashion as he screamed at her for filming the jackboots and claimed to her that she was "in a red zone", despite there being nothing indicating that the area the woman with the camera was in was what the goon who lunged at her claimed.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/shocking-red-zone-right-now-dont-leave-right-now-will-arrested-ottawa-police-harassing-arresting-citizens-walking-street-video/ SHOCKING: “You Are in the Red Zone Right Now. If You Don’t Leave Right Now You Will Be Arrested!” – Ottawa Police Harassing and Arresting Citizens for Walking Down the Street] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> | | *OPS goons have begun harassing and illegally threatening arrest against Ottawa residents and out-of-town visitors for simply walking on city streets; one such hostile thug lunged at a woman out to get a coffee and assaulted her by violently ripping a cell phone camera out of her hands, then behaved in Gestapo-like fashion as he screamed at her for filming the jackboots and claimed to her that she was "in a red zone", despite there being nothing indicating that the area the woman with the camera was in was what the goon who lunged at her claimed.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/shocking-red-zone-right-now-dont-leave-right-now-will-arrested-ottawa-police-harassing-arresting-citizens-walking-street-video/ SHOCKING: “You Are in the Red Zone Right Now. If You Don’t Leave Right Now You Will Be Arrested!” – Ottawa Police Harassing and Arresting Citizens for Walking Down the Street] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> |
| | *A braggadocious Steve Bell claimed that the Freedom Convoy was "finished" while he announced that strict security measures and checkpoints that had been set up in downtown Ottawa at Trudeau's behest would remain in place under a false claim of bolstering "community healing" to justify Trudeau's continued abuse of power and the setup of a [[police state]] presence in the downtown core.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/21/ottawa-police-claim-freedom-convoy-finished-strict-security-measures-stay-to-help-community-healing/ Ottawa Police Claim Freedom Convoy Finished: Strict Security Measures Stay to Help ‘Community Healing’] at Breitbart News Network</ref> | | *A braggadocious Steve Bell claimed that the Freedom Convoy was "finished" while he announced that strict security measures and checkpoints that had been set up in downtown Ottawa at Trudeau's behest would remain in place under a false claim of bolstering "community healing" to justify Trudeau's continued abuse of power and the setup of a [[police state]] presence in the downtown core.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/21/ottawa-police-claim-freedom-convoy-finished-strict-security-measures-stay-to-help-community-healing/ Ottawa Police Claim Freedom Convoy Finished: Strict Security Measures Stay to Help ‘Community Healing’] at Breitbart News Network</ref> |
| − | :*Bell later openly threatened participants of the Freedom Convoy that even if they left to return to their homes, the OPS would hunt them down and continue their illegal persecution and harassment against the protesters.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIqBwrwfw_c Ottawa police chief: even if protesters "retreat and go home," they will be hunted down] at Rebel News YouTube channel | + | :*Bell later openly threatened participants of the Freedom Convoy that even if they left to return to their homes, the OPS would hunt them down and continue their illegal persecution and harassment against the protesters.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIqBwrwfw_c Ottawa police chief: even if protesters "retreat and go home," they will be hunted down] at Rebel News YouTube channel</ref> |
| | + | *The threats made by the OPS against the protesters, many of which were made on Twitter, ended up drawing a massive wave of negative blowback from foreign politicians (including United States [[Republican]] Senator [[Ted Cruz]] and former [[White House]] press secretary [[Kayleigh McEnany]]), journalists (including conservative commentator [[Dave Rubin]], who outright referred to the OPS as Nazis) and other public figures (including ex-[[Navy SEAL]] Carl Higbie, who was harshly critical of the OPS for its aggressive actions and for lying about what they did afterward, and conservative podcaster Mike Cernovich, who also directly called the OPS liars) and groups (including conservative NPO Turning Point USA, which called out the OPS for its unprovoked criminal assaults on journalists like Alexa Lavoie and Andrew Lawton), while a Twitter account parodying the OPS, calling itself the "Ottawa Gestapo", was created to mock the OPS official tweets.<ref>[https://tnc.news/2022/02/25/ottawa-police-tweets-shredded-by-international-pushback/ Ottawa Police tweets shredded by international pushback] at True North</ref> |
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