A senior civil servant in Alberta says the provincial government never declared a state of emergency after protesters blockaded a key border crossing because it would not have helped. Marlin Degrand told the public inquiry investigating the federal Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act that triggering the provincial legislation would not have given police…
State of Emergency Not Needed to Clear Alberta Border Blockade: Provincial Official
Mendicino Deputy Said Politicians Were ‘Politically Vulnerable’ During Convoy Protest: Ontario Top Official
The deputy solicitor general for Ontario says he was told by the federal deputy minister of public safety that the Freedom Convoy protest of last winter in Ottawa had made politicians vulnerable. The handwritten notes from Mario Di Tommaso, Ontario’s deputy solicitor general, were entered as evidence at the Emergencies Act inquiry on Nov. 9….
Coutts Villagers Still Divided on Protest Blockade Months After, Says Mayor
The community in the small border village of Coutts, Alberta, is still divided over the protest blockade that occurred last winter, its mayor told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Wednesday. “We still have neighbours that won’t talk to each other,” Mayor Jim Willett testified. He assessed the community was split 70-30 regarding the blockade,…
Ford Said He Can’t Direct Police as Trudeau Told Him the OPP Needed to ‘Act Immediately’ on Windsor Blockade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Feb. 9 that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) needed to “act immediately” to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade in Windsor, according to a call transcript. “What are the next steps? You’ve said the OPP are going in. Are they keeping you apprised and do they…
Ford Said He Couldn’t Direct Police When Trudeau Told Him the OPP Needed to ‘Act Immediately’ on Windsor Blockade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Feb. 9 that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) needed to “act immediately” to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade in Windsor, according to a call transcript. “What are the next steps? You’ve said the OPP are going in. Are they keeping you apprised and do they…
Trudeau Told Ford Existing Legal Tools Sufficient to Clear Windsor Blockade Days Before Invoking Emergencies Act
November 8, 2022
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Feb. 10 that additional legal authorities were not needed to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade in Windsor, a few days before his government invoked the Emergencies Act. “First of all, they’re not a legal protest. They’re occupying a municipal street and are not legally parked….
OPP Intelligence Chief Concerned About Political Leaders Seeking Info on Social Movements During Freedom Convoy
November 8, 2022
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The intelligence chief for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) told his superior he had concerns about information requests on social movements his unit was receiving from political leaders and other actors during the time of the Freedom Convoy last winter. The OPP Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau (POIB) “is increasingly receiving requests for information, intelligence, open…
Windsor Mayor Says Ambassador Bridge Blockade Was a ‘National Security Issue’
November 7, 2022
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The mayor of the city of Windsor told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Monday that the several day’s blockade of the Ambassador Bridge last winter represented a “national security issue.” “This was in my mind, and will remain until I’m long gone, a national economic emergency,” said Mayor Drew Dilkens. “There is a direct correlation…
Invoking Emergencies Act Will Increase ‘Extreme Anti-Government Views,’ CSIS Told Liberal Ministers
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told the Liberal government a day before it invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 that doing so would probably end the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, but at the same time it would lead to the radicalization of an increased number of individuals. “On February 13th, CSIS advised…
Veteran Tells Inquiry Police ‘Dumped’ Him Without Charges 10km From City Core During Convoy Protest
A wounded combat veteran of Afghanistan told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Friday he was arrested, beaten, and “dumped” away from downtown Ottawa without charges by police during the clearing operation of the Freedom Convoy protest on Feb. 18. “It really wasn’t that I wanted to come to Ottawa, it’s that I felt it was…
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