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Councilor McKenney addresses a special council meeting live from the occupation: "The smell of diesel full right now is actually sickening" |
Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa occupation needs a Royal Commission
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"Canadians deserve an inquiry with the mandate to fully explore the convoy in the context of growing far-right extremism and white supremacy, both here and abroad." |
WP: What the trucker convoys taught us about our institutions and right-wing extremists
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"Nearly every politician involved was an utter failure, with the exception of a handful, including mayoral hopeful Catherine McKenney." |
Ottawa Sun: Counter protest at City Hall; Cop surge downtown has 'made no difference'—Counc. McKenney
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McKenney vowed to bring a motion to a special council meeting Monday, asking the city to formally request the federal government take full operational control over the protest inside the Parliamentary precinct. |
CityNews: Councillors respond to alleged agreement between city and trucker convoy
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Somerset ward councillor Catherine McKenney says the only satisfactory outcome of any negotiations would be for the illegal occupiers to leave Ottawa and not come back every weekend, adding that residents just want their city back. |
CityNews: City councillor asks Trudeau, Mayor Watson to ‘take control’ of Ottawa
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“For a third weekend the City of Ottawa continues to be mocked by illegal occupiers while the residents of downtown continue to live under the constant threat of violence and lawlessness, abandoned by the people elected to represent them.” |
Fearful Ottawa residents flee downtown as protest drags on
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"They were unable to sleep. They felt helpless. Many people who have been in touch with me have moved out of their homes," McKenney told CBC. "But we also have people living downtown or living in social housing, and we have seniors who have not been able to leave." |
BBC: Organisers pledge to stay 'as long as it takes'
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City councillor Catherine McKenney said their constituents have been "abandoned during a national crisis and occupation of our city." |
CityNews: Calling the Ottawa protests 'peaceful' downplays non-violent dangers, critics say
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"They’re also seeing the images that we're all seeing, of very right-wing extremist messages: the flags that display the swastika, confederate flags, images of a prime minister being lynched," McKenney said. "I’m not sure that I would continue to call this peaceful." |
CityNews: Protesters show no sign of rolling off as Ottawa residents brace for more disruption
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"At some point we need assurances that we're not going to allow our city and our downtown to be seized and to push out others and make people frightened to live and move about in their own neighbourhoods." |
CityNews: Event we're looking at this weekend is not what it appears:' Ottawa city councillor issues statement on trucker convoy
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"Several members of this group are connected to militant racist, sexist, and homophobic groups. Their statements and placards promote xenophobia. They are not here to only raise voices against vaccination mandates, but to also fuel hatred against the very fabric of our society." |