[tomder55]

I fully supported the protest convoy. They made their point .

But now they have stayed in Ottawa and their protest has morphed into an appearance of one of the lefties occupy protests. I did not support the Occupy movement in major US cities when the lefts did them and do not support such protests when the cause is one I agree with.

[jlisenbe]

I think that's a fair statement, though they are, so far as I can see, not actually "occupying" anything. I imagine they are aggravated that their protest has yielded no tangible results other than making the issue more visible. The only real solution is at the ballot box, or in mailing in suspect ballots.

[tomder55]

The occupy stage is in it's infancy and it could fully develop if not addressed early .

parking their trucks on the city's streets and putting up temporary accommodation comprising tents and shacks. It has brought the capital to a standstill.

Ottawa Mayor Warns 'Someone Is Going to Get Killed' by Truckers' Protest (msn.com)

GoFundMe also announced that it’s for breaking policies on "the promotion of violence and harassment".
Trucker convoy: Protesters vow to stay, police ramp up efforts | CTV News

Specifically there are reports that some of the protesters are attacking people wearing masks .

"There have been racist signs, there have been a lot of reports of people being assaulted and harassed if they wear a mask," Stephanie Carvon, Ottawa resident and former national security analyst for the Canadian government told the BBC.
Canada trucker protest: Ottawa declares emergency - BBC News

There are extremists in every movement willing to go too far . If the movement turns a blind eye and does not self-police then a movement gets defined by the extremists.

[jlisenbe]

parking their trucks on the city's streets and putting up temporary accommodation comprising tents and shacks. It has brought the capital to a standstill.

Completely agree that those things should stop immediately. The leaders of the protest need to come out strongly against it.

there have been a lot of reports of people being assaulted and harassed if they wear a mask," Stephanie Carvon, Ottawa resident and former national security analyst for the Canadian government told the BBC.

I'm a little less concerned about that. The "lots of reports" deal has been used frequently when the person can't point to a single specific instance, and especially of assault. But as it happens, the cops should deal with it for certain.