Rob Snow Interviews

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Derick Fage fills in for Rob Snow.

Watson says that his first priority is the safety of residents, as calls grow for police to remove the protesters by force.

The protest in downtown Ottawa has entered its fifth full day. Rob continues to gather reaction from local leaders and residents affected.

Councillor Rawlson King says he will be asking the Ottawa Police about their enforcement strategy, and why it differs from other demonstrations when protestors were arrested and removed.

The Ottawa Paramedic Association says teams from both Toronto and York paramedic services have been brought in to assist in responding to medical calls inside the protest zone.

The trucking convoy demonstration continues into it's fifth day in Ottawa as downtown residents continue to call on local officials to remove the protesters from city streets.

Bob Chiarelli, who has said he will be running for Mayor in 2022, says the time has come for legal action to remove demonstrators in downtown Ottawa.

Conservative strategist Kate Harrison, vice-chair of Summa Strategies, joins CityNews' The Rob Snow Show with her analysis of the political decisions being made as a result of the protests in Ottawa.