Canadian Authorities Announce Media Could Be Arrested During Trucker Roundup, Issue Warning to Reporters

In one of the more shocking developments in the Canadian government’s crackdown on the Freedom Convoy, a group of anti-coronavirus mandate protesters, Ottawa police announced Friday that members of the media could be subject to arrest.

In other words, Canadian authorities apparently do not want the world to see what they are doing to clear the protesters from the capital city.

Ottawa police tweeted, “All media who are attending the area, please keep a distance and stay out of police operations for your safety. Anyone found within areas undergoing enforcement may be subject to arrest. There will be a media availability later today.”

This announcement came two days after interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell warned the public that his officers are prepared to use methods to clear the protesters that “are not what we are used to seeing in Ottawa.”

The whole point of the media is to hold the government accountable by shining a light on officials’ actions. That’s why our nation’s Founders put freedom of the press in the First Amendment.

The Canadians did the same, placing it in the country’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The document states, “Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.”

In response to the Ottawa police announcement, Canadian commentator Andrew Lawton