Ontario Premier Refuses Protest Negotiations Despite Pleas From U.S.
“I will never ever negotiate with people that break the law, with people that are in there illegally and occupying cities,” Ford said during a Friday press conference. “While I appreciate the right to protest, that right cannot and must not extend the cutting off [our economic] lifeline,” he told reporters. “We’re now two weeks into the siege of the city of Ottawa. I call it a siege because that’s what it is....