One year after convoy, Ottawa city council votes to reopen Wellington Street

"We must move beyond the events of the past and focus on the best possible future for downtown Ottawa," Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said ahead of the vote.

Wellington Street has been closed in front of Parliament Hill—between Elgin and Bank streets—since late last January when protesters descended on the capital and hundreds of trucks parked downtown. However, others have expressed concerns about traffic in the area and the street closures hampering deliveries to local businesses.It's unclear when exactly the street will reopen to cars. The motion calls for it to be reopened as soon as it's operationally feasible after March 1.

Reopening the street to cars this year doesn't mean it will stay that way forever. Sutcliffe said this decision is a step in what will be a long-term discussion about the future of the street. "We can't let fear drive our decisions. We can't base lasting choices on one event. We must choose wisely based on our goals for the next several generations," he said. "Any permanent decision will be fundamental to the future of our city."

So let me get this straight, the government physically beat people to clear the street over a year ago, and they still haven't opened it up yet? The protestor could have stayed an extra year, and things wouldn't be any different. Better yet, why didn't Trudeau meet with them.

So the freedom protesters closing Wellington was never an issue then was it. They did the city a favour, now its going to be a pedestrian and bike park. Thankyou Truckers for closing Wellington and getting our freedom of choice back.

They so scared of the trucker convoy they shut down the st for a year 🤣🤣🤣🤣so you removed the blockade to keep the blockade certainly living in clown world

Can l still play in the bouncer castles ? Ottawa is filled with overpaid useless government bureaucrats

Ottawa still scared of honk honk. 😂

Ottawans = Ottawhiners

So the freedumb fighters closed down a street for a year?

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