Most Windsor officers were rotated away from the protest. The province and city bussed in officers from Waterloo (150 miles away) and RCMP to deal with the bridge. Windsor and the surrounding Essex county OPP police are overwhelming opposed to the mandates (one officer told me 80/20 split against) and they would not likely move against residents in their community, thus the need for out of town cops. As for snipers, they are part of every tactical unit deployed in this type of situation, so while it's disturbing, it's not immediately nefarious.
Most Windsor officers were rotated away from the protest. The province and city bussed in officers from Waterloo (150 miles away) and RCMP to deal with the bridge. Windsor and the surrounding Essex county OPP police are overwhelming opposed to the mandates (one officer told me 80/20 split against) and they would not likely move against residents in their community, thus the need for out of town cops. As for snipers, they are part of every tactical unit deployed in this type of situation, so while it's disturbing, it's not immediately nefarious.
That makes sense...from an evil planning PoV.