Peter Sloly says he was given no intelligence reports to make him believe the Ottawa \u0022Freedom Convoy\u0022 protest would turn into three\u002Dweek occupation
Sloly testified Friday at the federal inquiry examining whether emergency powers were needed to end the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa as well border crossings in Windsor, Ont. and Coutts, Alta.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Sloly’s reading of intelligence from various sources indicated the convoys heading to Ottawa on Jan. 29 would be similar to other large protests, he said in his testimony and the witness statement.Article content But there were conflicting intelligence assessments, said Sloly’s statement. And his summary of various reports suggests the language used in them left room for interpretation.
Sloly’s interpretation: The protest would primarily take place over one weekend, with a small group remaining after the weekend. “Chief Sloly had not received any intelligence from Deputy Chief Bell or other reports suggesting that convoy trucks would be weaponized and used as explosive devices.” That concern was only raised two weeks later, said Sloly in his statement, in a phone call with an official from the Parliamentary Protective Service and the RCMP.
A legal opinion given to OPS on Jan. 28 said there must be a balance between Charter rights and the impact of the demonstration on “public enjoyment,” the rights of people to move about, and the risk of obstructing emergency vehicles or harming public safety. By Monday, Jan. 31, Sloly had concluded the protest had turned into an occupation. It would take hundreds of police officers to safely clear the streets, the inquiry was told. On Friday Feb. 4, he announced a “surge, containment and enforce” strategy to help address the overwhelming number of complaints from the community about disorderly, assaultive, hate-related behaviour by protesters.
But Ottawa police planning was also marred by internal disagreements over tactics and conflict, the former police chief explained.
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