Category: freedom convoy

Trudeau Advisor Worked to Frame Media ‘Narrative’ on Freedom Convoy Before Ottawa Arrival

An advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau worked with the public safety minister’s communications director to shape media coverage of the Freedom Convoy before it arrived in Ottawa, text messages reveal, saying they can employ a similar tactic of their messaging for the Jan. 6, 2020, riot at the U.S. Capitol Hill. “I think there…


Trudeau Adviser Worked to Frame Media ‘Narrative’ on Freedom Convoy Before Trucks Arrived in Ottawa

An adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau worked with the public safety minister’s communications director to shape media coverage of the Freedom Convoy before it arrived in Ottawa, text messages reveal, saying they could employ a similar tactic to messaging used for the Jan. 6, 2020, riot at the U.S. Capitol. “I think there could…


RCMP Commissioner Hinted Ministers Considered Using the Emergencies Act in Early February: Text Messages

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 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…


Lucki Was Ready to Go to Trudeau Over Ottawa Police Handling of ‘Freedom Convoy’

Brenda Lucki not only lost confidence in the leadership of former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly over the “Freedom Convoy” protests, the RCMP commissioner was so concerned she was prepared to go directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a public inquiry learned Thursday. Lucki’s comments were released in the form of notes taken during a…


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…


Ex-Ottawa Police Chief Says Force Couldn’t Change Much About Response to Convoy

The former chief of the Ottawa police says his officers couldn’t have done anything materially differently during the response to the “Freedom Convoy.” A summary report of an interview with Peter Sloly has been submitted as evidence at the public inquiry investigating the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act in February. In it,…