A senior member with the Ottawa Police Service says the force should have taken intelligence that suggested the Freedom Convoy protesters planned to stay past two days more seriously.
The public inquiry looking into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act in response to last winter’s convoy protests will hear from departing Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson today.
The Public Order Emergency Commission is meeting for its 3rd day Monday. Both the City of Ottawa and local police were warned that some protesters planned to stay in the city for weeks and gridlock
Ottawa City Manager Steve Kanellakos testified before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Oct. 17, as public hearings continued into the invocation of the Emergencies Act to end the Freedom Convoy protests. Here are some highlights from his testimony and the documents referenced during his hearing.