The mayor of Ottawa is hoping his management of the motorcycle convoy and protesters heading to his city this weekend will help rebuild trust with the community after complaints from residents during the Freedom Convoy protests earlier this year.
“I feel much more confident today with the plan in place and the preparatory work that’s been undertaken by the police and our different departments to help slowly but surely regain the confidence of the public,” Mayor Jim Watson said in a press conference on April 28.
Watson said these types of protest events will recur and wants the city to be “better prepared to deal with it firmly but fairly.”
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