Mayor Jim Watson said the declaration highlights the need for support from other jurisdictions and levels of government.
Thousands of protesters descended in Ottawa again on the weekend, joining a hundred who remained since last weekend.
Trump and his followers are a threat not just to the US but to all democracies,” Bruce Heyman, a former U.S.
In Canada’s largest city, Toronto, police controlled and later ended a much smaller protest by setting up road blocks and preventing any trucks or cars from getting near the provincial legislature.
Protesters have said they won’t leave until all mandates and COVID-19 restrictions are gone.