The 'Freedom Convoy' had gridlocked Canada's capital city for more than two weeks before the 'floundering' Ottawa police force approved a detailed plan to handle it.
Posted: Oct. 20, 2022 3:51PMThis combination of photos shows acting Deputy Chief Patricia Ferguson of the Ottawa Police Service and Supt. Craig Abrams with the OPP as they appear as witnesses at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.
Police knew about those warnings, but they weighed it against other intelligence and moved ahead with their standard events plan, she said. “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 said.Justice Paul Rouleau, who is leading the commission, asked Ferguson if there was any contingency that involved allowing the protest to continue lawfully.Ontario Provincial Police Supt.
Ferguson said a certain level of lawlessness had set in around downtown Ottawa by then, and police were so stretched that they weren’t able to investigate every serious incident that was reported to them. Two days later, Abrams said he was part of a call where Sloly told his staff he would ask for double the number of officers they needed. When Sloly made a request for 1,800 officers the next day, Abrams said he “viewed it with suspicion.”plan was outlined on paper on Feb. 9, more than a week after the protesters arrived.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.
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'Exhausted' Ottawa police struggled to create a plan when 'Freedom Convoy' became 'occupation'\u0027I would describe us as being on our knees and having run a marathon,\u0027 acting deputy tells the Public Order Emergency Commission
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'Exhausted' Ottawa police struggled to create a plan when Freedom Convoy became 'occupation'\u0027I would describe us as being on our knees and having run a marathon,\u0027 acting deputy tells the Public Order Emergency Commission
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'Exhausted' Ottawa police struggled to create a plan when Freedom Convoy became 'occupation'\u0027I would describe us as being on our knees and having run a marathon,\u0027 acting deputy tells the Public Order Emergency Commission
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