Children’s safety a concern in Ottawa as police move to end convoy protests - Claims that Children are being used as human shields

I'd guess that the protest site was one of the safest places on earth until the police showed up.

“Children seem to be instrumentalized in this context. Children are not the property of their parents or other adults. They are human beings with human rights,” Prof. Clark-Kazak said.

“I think there was a deliberate attempt by some in the convoy to use children as a way to reduce the ability of the police to act effectively.”

“I brought my kids here so they can see what’s actually going on. That this is supposed to be a free country and we’re not being treated like it is,” he said, when asked how he responds to police asking parents to take their children out of the area.