RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told her Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) counterpart in early February that the federal government was losing or had lost confidence with Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) management of the Freedom Convoy, and hinted Liberal ministers were considering using the Emergencies Act. “Between you and I only, GoC [Government of Canada] losing/lost confidence…
RCMP Commissioner Hinted Ministers Considered Using the Emergencies Act in Early February: Text Messages
RCMP Commissioner Suggests Minister Blair Asked Her to Express Support for Emergencies Act: Text Messages
A text message exchange between the RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and her Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) counterpart suggests the federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair asked Lucki to express support for the Emergencies Act a few days after its invocation. “Has Minister Blair hit you up for a letter to support the EA [Emergencies…
Not All Tools Exhausted Before Invoking Emergencies Act, Says Ontario Police Commissioner
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner Thomas Carrique said on Thursday he shares the “sentiment” his counterpart at the RCMP expressed about not all tools having been exhausted before the Emergencies Act was invoked. Carrique was testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission and was asked what he thought about RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s stance on…
Commissioner Lucki Contemplated Dressing Soldiers in RCMP Uniforms During Freedom Convoy: Text Messages
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique on Feb. 13 that she was thinking about dressing military personnel in RCMP uniforms to increase police resources, according to text messages filed as evidence at the Public Order Emergency Commission. “It’s funny you say that, because I was thinking maybe we use CAF [Canadian Armed…
Some Emergencies Act Evidence Can Be Presented Non-Publicly at Inquiry, Commissioner Rules
The federal government can disclose some of its evidence to the inquiry examining the use of the Emergencies Act without releasing that information publicly due to national security reasons, the commissioner overseeing the inquiry has ruled. In his Oct. 26 ruling, Justice Paul Rouleau, who leads the Public Order Emergency Commission, said the Liberal government has…
Tow Trucks Were Secured Before Declaration of Emergency, Testifies Second Ottawa Police Officer
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) had secured heavy duty tow trucks to remove the Freedom Convoy protest before the Emergencies Act was invoked, a senior officer of the force said on Wednesday. “The majority of the arrangements were all done by [Feb.] 13th because they were actually in transit to Ottawa,” testified OPS Supt. Robert…
Ford Pushes Back On Order Summoning Him to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his former solicitor general Sylvia Jones are going to court to fight an order to have them testify before the commission of inquiry into the Liberal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act. Ford defended the decision in the provincial legislature on Oct. 26, saying the inquiry is not a provincial…
RCMP Commissioner Relayed Advice to Ministers to Negotiate Before Using Force on Convoy Protesters
A day before the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki briefed relevant ministers on the plan to clear protesters and relayed expert advice about the need for negotiation before using force, according to a document obtained by The Epoch Times. “This group of experts has determined that there are crowd engagement…
Public Safety Minister’s Deputy Sought Engagement With Convoy Protesters but Was Denied
A proposal to engage with Freedom Convoy protesters involving high level officials of the federal government was scrapped in favour of invoking the Emergencies Act, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard Tuesday. “I would very much appreciate the opportunity to consult you on federal-level engagement with the protestors, so I can provide informed advice to…
Civil Liberties Groups Call for CBC President to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
October 25, 2022
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Civil liberties and constitutional rights groups are requesting the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) call on the president and CEO of the CBC, Catherine Tait, to testify in the ongoing public inquiry looking into the government’s use of the Emergencies Act. The rights groups, including the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), The Democracy Fund (TDF),…
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