With tractor trailers blocking streets around Parliament, the mayor of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in the Canadian capital as right-wing extremists have descended on the city, Politico reports.
“The situation at this point is completely out of control,” Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson told the 580 CFRA radio station on Sunday. “The individuals with the protest are calling the shots. They have far more people than we have police officers.”
The protesters are demonstrating against vaccine mandates and masking requirements put in place by the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying they infringe on their personal freedoms.