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.
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.
In the email, it was flagged that the Canada United Truckers Convoy was looking to secure hotel rooms for the incoming protesters for "a minimum of 30 days to 90 days," and noting that the current count of participants was estimated at "10,000 to 15,000," who vowed to behave "in a lawful manner." He said that other than two capable vehicles from OC Transpo, the city was "getting declined by everybody," even companies who were contractually obligated to tow when the city called, citing reputational damage and being sympathetic to the truckers as some of the reasons given.
Around this time in the testimony, Kanellakos also referenced trepidation from Ottawa bylaw officials to ticket vehicles out of concern for both "catching the wrong fish" and "the volatility they might create."Kanellakos spoke about the factors that went into the city declaring a state of emergency at the municipal level, which eventually happened on Feb. 6.
"Until that point, the province was taking the posture that this was a law enforcement issue… and that they weren’t going to get involved politically," Kanellakos said. "The premier has a lot more authority in terms of powers… And up until that point, they hadn't declared." Ontario's declaration of emergency to help deal with the protests and Windsor border blockade came on Feb. 11.
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