Convoy organizer warns of ‘free-for-all’ if police ban protest from downtown Ottawa

OTTAWA — One of the organizers of a planned motorcycle convoy is warning of a “free-for-all” on Friday if Ottawa police don’t allow hundreds of protesters to bring their bikes onto the streets around Parliament Hill.

The “Rolling Thunder Ottawa” convoy plans to do a loop through downtown next weekend, with a stop planned at the National War Memorial.

Police say they will not allow vehicles in the area around Parliament Hill or the National War Memorial as part of a protest. 

Ottawa police say the RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police and other city police services will send officers to help enforce the new rules.