Mayor Jim Watson was frustrated by province\u0027s lack of immediate help to end \u0022Freedom Convoy\u0022 protest last winter, he told commission
Watson testified Tuesday at a federal inquiry into the convoy protests that occupied Ottawa downtown streets for three weeks as well as blocking U.S. border crossings at Windsor and Coutts, Alberta.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. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Watson said he generally had a good rapport with Ford, and believed the premier was sincere in his pledge to offer Ottawa “anything you need” during the convoy crisis. However, “that needed to be translated into action,” said Watson.Watson also privately called Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones “disingenuous” for her claim that Ottawa already had OPP officers deployed, according to documents filed at the inquiry.
On Feb. 7, Watson sent a letter to both Ford and Jones seeking help and describing a city under siege. “People are living in fear and they are terrified,” he wrote, calling the horn honking and other disruptions “psychological torture.”Article content Watson also echoed earlier testimony from the Ottawa city manager and business leaders, saying no one expected the convoy demonstrators to stay for more than a day or two.
When the trucks began arriving, they realized “this was going to be bigger than any of us could have imagined,” he said.Protesters danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial, put placards on the Terry Fox statue and allegedly stole food intended for the homeless. “These people have had their time and need to move on. We’ve been trying to get this across to the chief of police.”
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