Pretty much this is the core difference here. Is this a protest or an occupation? No one is gonna bat an eye if you block and intersection or a bridge for a da

Pretty much this is the core difference here. Is this a protest or an occupation? No one is gonna bat an eye if you block and intersection or a bridge for a day (ok maybe if it's the ambassador bridge). But eventually, if you start occupying the space for days and weeks on end, there are limits to people's patience. When a protest becomes an occupation, there are impacts on those whose neighbourhood is being occupied. Downtown Ottawa residents ain't happy.