As Police Quash Ottawa Protests, Leader of Canada’s Opposition Says Trudeau’s ‘Desire to Divide Canadians’ Caused the Situation

As Police Quash Ottawa Protests, Leader of Canada’s Opposition Says Trudeau’s ‘Desire to Divide Canadians’ Caused the Situation
A protester is arrested by police in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Omid Ghoreishi
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Interim leader of Canada’s opposition Conservative Party Candice Bergen says the situation unfolding in the nation’s capital as police clamp down on protesters was created by the prime minister “and his desire to divide Canadians.”

“I’m disturbed & saddened by what we are seeing today in Ottawa. This situation was created by the PM & his desire to divide Canadians,” Bergen said in a tweet on Feb. 18. “It’s time for MPs to return to the House tomorrow to stop the overreach by this government & restore unity, wholeness & hope back to our nation.”