According to the Toronto Sun, people attending the Freedom Convoy 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario, are reporting there are snipers on the rooftops monitoring the peaceful protest calling for an end to COVID mandates.

The Toronto Sun writes:

The sight of police with rifles on Ottawa rooftops overlooking thousands of Freedom Convoy protesters sent social media into a frenzy Saturday. […]

Ontario Independent MPP Randy Hillier tweeted: “This is crazy! We aren’t Communist China yet — snipers on the roof, overlooking a peaceful rally? But not hidden, is this just intimidation?”

However, some are suggesting this type of police presence is now common for any large event in Ottawa.

READ: WARMINGTON: Trucks travelled great distances to be in Ottawa, so did police snipers

Snipers on the roof?? pic.twitter.com/6MC9cWzTVo

— Wojak Ex Nihilo (@Xoomer_x_nihilo) January 29, 2022

Meanwhile, the American media is reporting that Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has fled Ottawa. READ: Trudeau Flees Ottawa as ‘Freedom Convoy’ Makes Its Way to Canada’s Capital City

FROM THE NEW YORK POST READ: Trucker ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandates

Meanwhile, the Washington Post has a different spin on the Freedom Convoy. READ: Washington Post political cartoon labels trucker convoy as ‘fascism,’ which ignites fierce firestorm: ‘Devoid of wit or truth. Shameful and pathetic.’

Cartoon for January 28, 2022. #fascism #supplychain pic.twitter.com/2H0KXqkbMY

— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) January 28, 2022