Speaking to reporters in Hamilton, Ontario on Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked why he supports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.

Ford said the issue wasn't a "political" one for him, but that he supported any measure that would "give police the tools" to "go get these people moving on" in Ottawa and elsewhere.

Concerns about “serious violence” for political and ideological gain are among the reasons cited by the federal government for invoking Canada’s Emergencies Act over the so-called “Freedom Convoy.”

An executive order issued on Tuesday formalized the decision, which comes as the convoy blockade of the nation’s capital enters its nineteenth day with no clear end in sight.

Ottawa Police Service Chief Peter Sloly resigned amid the so-called ‘“freedom convoy” protests that have taken over much of downtown Ottawa for weeks.

The convoy, which started as an anti-vaccine and COVID-19 mandate protest, is seeking to end all mandates that the protestors say limit their lives.

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