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we cannot do it alone that is why i have been advocating for all three levels of government to bring whatever they can bring to bear on the permanent, sustainable, lawful, safe resolution of this demonstration. the media is also turning up the heat on mr trudeau s government. brian lilley, a columnist for the toronto sun, posted on twitter. with regards to the protest expanding, a protest leader said. let s speak to the bbc s samira hussain, who is in ottawa. first of all, give me an idea of the level of disruption still going on in the city. level of disruption still going on in the city- level of disruption still going on in the ci . , ., in the city. look, we ve seen that their trucks in the city. look, we ve seen that their trucks still in the city. look, we ve seen that their trucks still continue - in the city. look, we ve seen that their trucks still continue to - their trucks still continue to remain here, and it s really
the danger is real. we pass the prison where opposition activists have been locked up since mass protests last year. but somehow maria kolesnikova is still smiling. the protest leader appeared in court today charged with plotting to seize power. she and a fellow activist are facing 12 years behind bars. maria s father brought her flowers. but had to pass them on via her lawyer. alexander hasn t been allowed to see his daughter for ten months, an extra punishment. and the woman who wanted to change belarus did this dance of defiance. for her dad, it was a chance to smile. it just shows how free she still is inside, he told me, despite everything. sarah rainsford, bbc news, minsk.