Thousands Pour Into Ottawa Amplifying the Voice of Protest Around the Capital

Thousands Pour Into Ottawa Amplifying the Voice of Protest Around the Capital
Thousands of protesters gathered on Ottawa's Parliament Hill and sang "O Canada" on Feb. 12, 2022. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times
Richard Moore
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OTTAWA, Ontario—The center of Canada’s capital city was flooded on Feb. 12 by thousands of protesters demanding an end to the country’s COVID-19 mandates and restrictions.

Many more joined the ongoing trucker-led protest in Ottawa with the arrival of the weekend. Its numbers grew from the night of Feb. 11 into the next morning, as supporters seemingly poured into the city.