The public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act during “Freedom Convoy” protests says it expects to call “Diagolon” founder Jeremy MacKenzie as a witness. Public Order Emergency Commission lawyers expect to call the founder of the online group, which includes members that supported the convoy, to testify on Friday via videoconference….
‘Diagolon’ Founder Jeremy MacKenzie Expected to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Mischief Trial Set to Start for Doug McCallum, Outgoing Mayor of Surrey, BC
The outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C., is set to face a charge of public mischief at the start of a trial today, two weeks after his defeat at the polls. Doug McCallum lost by 973 votes in one of the most hotly anticipated municipal election results in the province, after he promised to forge ahead…
RCMP Review Prompted by Employee’s Arrest Urges Changes to Bolster Internal Security
OTTAWA—A confidential RCMP review, conducted after the arrest of a senior employee for allegedly leaking classified information, calls for a fundamental shift in the security culture of the national police force to be led at the highest levels. The newly disclosed report makes 43 recommendations, including training updates, stricter adherence to federal security screening standards…
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…
Emails Reveal NS RCMP Concerns About Conflict of Interest in Hiring of Spouses
The inquiry investigating the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting has released emails detailing conflict of interest concerns raised about two members assigned last year to an RCMP team providing information to the inquiry. The emails focus on the husbands of Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman, the commanding officer in Nova Scotia at the time, and Halifax…
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…
House Fire in Northern Manitoba Leaves Four Children Dead, RCMP Say
Four children have died following a fire at a home in northern Manitoba. RCMP say in a news release that officers and emergency responders arrived to find the home in Thompson, Man., fully engulfed in flames last night. They say two adults made it out of the basement, a 13-year-old girl climbed out a second-floor…
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…
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