Tensions Rising as Police Action Against Ottawa Protesters Looks Imminent

Tensions Rising as Police Action Against Ottawa Protesters Looks Imminent
There is an increased police presence in and around the blockaded section of central Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2022. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times
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Early on the morning of Feb. 17 work crews in Ottawa erected eight-foot high wire fences along the interior of the stone wall separating Parliament Hill from Wellington St, where the main body of trucks and protesters are gathered.

Authorities left only one or two gates open to allow people to get up on the open area.