The \u0022Freedom Convoy\u0022 had gridlocked Ottawa for more than a week before the local police force came up with a plan for what to do about it.
Acting Deputy Chief Patricia Ferguson said Thursday that Ottawa police assumed the protesters would not stay beyond the first weekend and relied at first on a boilerplate plan that had been used for other downtown events involving big crowds, such as Canada Day celebration.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The only contingency plan in place focused entirely on bringing in some extra officers for the weekend and there were no plans to deal with the possibility that protesters would stick around.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamIt wasn’t until Sunday evening, whennearly 700 trucks did not clear out, that police began to realize their mistake.
When the weekend came and went, police realized they needed to “pivot.” But coming up with a plan B proved to be a struggle, Ferguson said, in part because the service did not have officers who were focused solely on the planning. “I would describe us as being on our knees and having run a marathon for the last two and a half years, and it felt like they’d moved the finish line 100 yards … and given us 200 pounds to carry to get to the end,” she told the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is scheduled to hold public hearings in downtown Ottawa through to Nov. 25.Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.A formal and approved plan didn’t materialize until Feb.
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