[sleepingadmin]

>okay so this is an unlawful protest that has a detrimental impact on residents, the environment, and local business.

Could you elaborate on what makes the protest unlawful? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_assembly

If all it takes to invalidate this human right is a couple agent provocateur's causing some violence. Then protesting is essentially illegal for everyone. That's not how it works. Which is also why the ottawa police are backing off and saying the military has to do it. The military backed off saying nope.exe.

>Can someone explain to me why this is tolerated and why these people are not simply being arrested?

It's a peaceful protest that has every right to exist.

>What it reminds me of is that 2014 standoff with the Bundy family on federal land in the US or farmers in France. Some groups can just do whatever they want apparently.

https://notthebee.com/article/come-and-laugh-with-me-at-the-...

Many great videos on there that make it abundantly clear that the media has quite falsely mislabeled this lawful protest. If I might make a suggestion, analyze your media source's bias. You seem to be listening to the yellow journalism.