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OPP chief says Ottawa police chief did not trust team of public order and emergency planning experts

OPP chief says Ottawa police chief did not trust team of public order and emergency planning experts

OTTAWA — A former senior officer for the Ontario Provincial Police says the "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa could have been ended without the federal Emergencies Act. Former Chief Supt.

OPP chief says Ottawa police chief did not trust team of public order and emergency planning experts

OPP chief says Ottawa police chief did not trust team of public order and emergency planning experts

A former senior officer from the Ontario Provincial Police says early meetings with the Ottawa police and experts other agencies sent to help out during protests against COVID-19 restrictions early this year were “unprofessional and disrespectful.”

OPP chief says Ottawa police chief did not trust team of public order and emergency planning experts

OTTAWA - An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February is hearing first-hand testimony from top government and police officials.

Hearings as part of the Public Order Emergency Commission’s national inquiry into the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act begin Thursday. CTVNews.ca breaks down who is on Commissioner Paul Rouleaus anticipated witness list and why their testimony is being sought.

Former Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly says the Freedom Convoy protest that turned into a multi-week occupation of downtown Ottawa was an unprecedented security crisis for which institutions, including the police, were unprepared.