The City of Ottawa said thousands of tickets issued during last year’s “Freedom Convoy” protest have not been paid, with only about half of the total value of the fines received after one year.
Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 18, 2022, when protesters gathered at the national capital, officials handed out a total of 3,812 parking tickets and 318 provincial offence notices for illegal parking, including on private property and in no-parking zones, totalling $320,545.
So far, just over $141,000 of that value is still outstanding, reported The Canadian Press. Unpaid fines can lead to license plate denial or the fines can be transferred to property taxes, garnished from wages, or referred to a collection agency—though it is not clear whether Ottawa has taken any of these steps….