TRUDEAU WILL ADDRESS CANADIANS AS ANTI- VACCINE MANDATE PROTESTS ENTERS 3RD DAY IN OTTAWA.

Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a news conference this morning as protesters demonstrating against vaccine mandates continue to gridlock part of the city.
A cacophony of honking and cheering filled the city for two days over the weekend as thousands of protesters voiced their opposition to various vaccine mandates.
Some honking resumed sporadically in the early hours of Monday and vehicles continue to block streets in the downtown core. 
The prime minister remains in isolation after one of his children tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
The protest was initially focused on the federal government's vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers, but it has expanded into a movement against broader public health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Ottawa police described the protests as mainly peaceful but said Sunday they were investigating a number of incidents, including threatening behaviour, public mischief and dangerous operation of a vehicle.
At least one Confederate flag was spotted in the crowd, a holdover from the U.S. Civil War that is often associated with racist and far-right elements. Swastikas were also spotted on a few flags and signs.

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