Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party of Canada was drowned out by members of the opposing Conservative Party during a speech Tuesday, prompting the Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota to interrupt and scold them for "bullying" the prime minister.
"I'm sorry, I'm going to have to cut off the prime minister just for a second," Rota said as members of the opposition heckled Trudeau while he was defending his invocation of the Emergencies Act to quell the ongoing trucker blockades. "Heckling is usually throwing one comment out — clever, hopefully, although not always necessary. But what I'm hearing is bullying and trying to drown someone out. That's not heckling."
"I just want everyone to take a deep breath, and I'll let the prime minister start from the top, please," he added.
Trudeau then resumed his speech, accusing the Conservative Party of playing "crass political games" that divide.
Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly released a statement following reports of his resignation.
"It is with a heavy heart I am announcing I have stepped down as Chief of the Ottawa Police Service," he said.
"Since the onset of this demonstration, I have done everything possible to keep this city safe and put an end to this unprecedented and unforeseeable crisis. We have acquired new resources and enforcement tools, and stood up the new Integrated Command Centre. I am now confident the Ottawa Police Service is now better positioned to end this occupation," he also said.
Sloly's resignation comes as the Freedom Convoy demonstrations in the Canadian capital have stretched on for 19 days in protest of the country's COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions.
Sloly raised eyebrows two weeks ago when he suggested that using military intervention to quell the Freedom Convoy remained an option, a claim that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later walked back. During his Monday press conference announcing the invocation of the Emergencies Act, Trudeau assured the public that the Canadian military would not be getting involved.
{{#rendered}}A border crossing connecting Coutts, Alberta to Sweet Grass, Montana -- which had been blockaded by protesters -- has reopened again, according to Canadian border authorities.
OTTAWA, Ontario – Truckers who remained in Ottawa on Monday evening were largely undeterred by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's use of the Emergencies Act, felt it was another "power grab" and said they would continue their protest.
One trucker committed to staying opted to resign from his company after he was suspended Monday.
"The more they are trying to put us to the corner, the more we are willing to stand our ground," another trucker, Edward Martyrosya, told Fox News.
Canadian truckers have been protesting against COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa since late January. On Monday, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history, giving the Canadian government temporary power to deal with border blockades and protests.
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Peter Sloly, the head of Ottawa's Police Service, has resigned Tuesday, sources tell CBC News.
The development comes as protests remain ongoing Tuesday in Canada's capital over coronavirus restrictions.
"Chief Sloly is leading important changes in the OPS to improve public trust, safety, service and value," reads a bio of Sloly on the Ottawa Police Service's website, adding that he "has received numerous awards including; the Officer of the Order of Merit 'Police Forces' Medal."
{{#rendered}}Supporters of a Canadian pastor who has spent the past week in the Calgary Remand Centre after speaking to members of the Freedom Convoy have organized vigils at various Canadian consulates in the United States to protest his treatment Tuesday.
Pastor Artur Pawlowski, who remains in solitary confinement for 23 hours per day, according to his lawyer, was arrested last Monday after he spoke to members of the trucker blockade along the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta, on Feb. 3.
During a 20-minute speech to the truckers, the pastor urged them to "hold the line" against government overreach without resorting to violence.
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says 13 people have been taken into custody over a 24-hour period in relation to an ongoing protest at a border crossing between Coutts, Alberta and Sweet Grass, Montana.
As of Tuesday, Canadian border authorities say the crossing is "temporarily closed."
"Earlier today, we had an arrest on the highway where two weapons were seized and an individual was arrested and remains in custody. He was stopped by police while en-route back to the protest site," RCMP said in a statement Monday.
"At approximately 12:45 p.m., a northbound semi truck approached an RCMP check stop north of Milk River, Alta. when the driver accelerated and drove towards our members," it also said. "The driver swerved at the last moment and hit some traffic cones which were on the roadway. The driver was arrested close to the scene for criminal code offences."
Several Canadian civil liberties groups are speaking out against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he invoked the Emergencies Act to cut off funding for "Freedom Convoy" truckers who are protesting trade routes.
While some groups have approved of the measure, which cuts off funding from the protestors, calling it "responsible" and "a good strategy," others have condemned the action and described it as a slippery slope into government overreach, Reuters reported. -Lawrence Richard
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