Ottawa Police Make Chilling Move: Call Up Child Services, Could Take Away Truckers' Children
About 25 percent of trucks in the protest in the Canadian capital of Ottawa have children in them and police have discussed bringing in the local equivalent of child protective services, according to Steven Bell, deputy police chief.
“We’re not at the stage of looking to do any sort of enforcement activity around that,” Bell said, according to Global News. “We just think it’s an important factor that complicates and makes this an even more challenging operation.”
There currently are 418 trucks in Ottawa, Bell said, and there have been talks with Children’s Aid Society. He said there are “Concerns about safety, the risk of carbon monoxide and fumes, the noise levels, [we’re] concerned about cold, we’re concerned about access to sanitation, the ability to shower — there’s a multitude of concerns,” he said.
Concern for cold weather is ironic, since police are prohibiting transport of fuel cans. Local residents have taken to carrying empty or water-filled cans as decoys and as expressions of support.
With a giggling 5-year-old in the cab of the truck her family occupies, Kathleen Callahan told Global News: “There’s not a parent down here that would jeopardize the safety or the health of their child. We brought them down here so that they can be proud of the moment.”
One unidentified protester told Global News: “These cabins are designed to be slept in while vehicles are running so, I mean, at this point it seems like they’re trying to pull straws and anything they can to try and add scare tactics.”
Local residents are providing bathrooms and showers, Callahan said. “So you know, it’s not like we’re locked in these trucks. I think it’s disgusting that they would take the chance of traumatizing the children with CAS.”
Ever since day one of the Truckers for Freedom Convoy protest, children have played an important support role for the brave men and women who are risking it all to force Canadian government officials to remove the oppressive COVID restrictions and mandates from their fellow citizens.
Truckers regularly share stories about the support they receive from Canada’s youth:
100 Percent Fed Up – These young maskless children are having the time of their lives playing with other kids on bouncy toys brought in for the children of truckers.
A carnival-like atmosphere has been consistent throughout. Kids are enjoying rare time with their mom or dad, who spends a lot of time on the road, and they’re also learning a valuable lesson about what it means to peacefully protest for their freedoms.
But on Tuesday, things in Ottawa took an ugly turn when Ottawa Police Deputy Chief Steve Bell warned that about 25% of trucks involved in the Ottawa protest had children living in them. Bell warned that police are concerned about the safety of the children living in the trucks with their parents, citing noise, carbon monoxide, cold, and sanitation concerns. Chief Bell said they would rely on the Children’s Aid Service to make a determination about what to do with the kids.
The Truckers for Freedom Convoy has been remarkably peaceful given the cold and uncertain conditions. But when word got out to the truckers about how the Canadian government was considering taking steps to remove the kids from their trucker parents, things got a bit heated.
Watch this trucker dad’s reaction to a CBC broadcaster asking about the living conditions for kids:
1 comment:
That is just evil...exposing their true colors now. They seem to be doing everything with impunity. The news media gives them cover by lying or hiding the truth. This will certainly spark a serious clash which they seem to want anyway. Pretty much a no win scenario for the good guys. Prayers for the truckers and their families.
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