Winnipeg police are under pressure from municipal leaders to answer questions about their handling of the ongoing convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions that has clogged downtown streets and disrupted life for residents for the last five days.
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman plans to call a special meeting of city council in response to the protest.
“It’s an unlawful occupation of our public streets … there’s numerous laws that are being contravened right now,” Bowman said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
The emergency council meeting, which will be held Thursday, will give councillors a chance to ask questions of chief administrative officer Michael Jack, as well
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