Ottawa Police Service and the City of Ottawa held a virtual media availability on Friday to provide an operational update on the expected arrival of various truck convoys converging in Canada's capital on Saturday and the safety measures in place for demonstrations.

Several thousand people are expected in Ottawa as early as Friday as part of the Canada Unity group demanding an end to vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions. Some of the group’s leaders are calling for a peaceful event, but statements from some associated with the group have included threats of violence.

Ottawa’s acting deputy police Chief Trish Ferguson said earlier this week that the department expects the “Freedom Convoy,” which is currently rumbling toward the city, will be “significant and extremely fluid.” She said they are preparing for a “range of potential risks,” ranging from counter-demonstrations and “interfering with critical infrastructure” to criminal activity.

The protest was spawned after truckers stopped being exempted from the vaccine mandate at the Canadian border on Jan. 15. It means non-Canadian truckers won’t be allowed in unless they are vaccinated and unvaccinated Canadians need to quarantine for two weeks after delivering their load.

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