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RCMP neither requested nor planned for Emergencies Act powers, commissioner tells MPs, Senators

Parliamentarians questioned whether invocation of the Emergencies Act constituted 'a failure of police,' pointing to a double standard between police handling of trucker protestors compared to the treatment of pipeline protestors.

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BY STUART BENSON
May 11, 2022

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‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates

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Failure of intelligence led to failure in policing during Freedom Convoy: ‘levels of law enforcement must act sooner,’ say insiders and experts

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Rouleau Inquiry lifts lid on ‘federal, provincial, municipal dysfunction in crisis management and policing,’ say politicos

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Police ‘revisionism’ throwing analysts ‘under the bus,’ say natsec experts as MPs call on OPP to explain competing stories

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As convoy inquiry rolls on, critics spar with feds over blame for ‘abandonment’ of Ottawa residents

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‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Ottawa Police Service says it's putting the kibosh on any vehicle-based protests in the city ahead of the Jan. 28 one-year anniversary of the day the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' rolled into town, as multiple inquiry bodies ready their reports on the event ended by the Emergencies Act.

‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Ottawa Police Service says it's putting the kibosh on any vehicle-based protests in the city ahead of the Jan. 28 one-year anniversary of the day the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' rolled into town, as multiple inquiry bodies ready their reports on the event ended by the Emergencies Act.

Failure of intelligence led to failure in policing during Freedom Convoy: ‘levels of law enforcement must act sooner,’ say insiders and experts

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Canadians heard from a number of federal ministers during the last week of testimony at the Rouleau Commission.

Failure of intelligence led to failure in policing during Freedom Convoy: ‘levels of law enforcement must act sooner,’ say insiders and experts

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Canadians heard from a number of federal ministers during the last week of testimony at the Rouleau Commission.

Rouleau Inquiry lifts lid on ‘federal, provincial, municipal dysfunction in crisis management and policing,’ say politicos

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Testimony from federal officials last week shown light on the earliest and final days of the Freedom Convoy protests, discussions around the potential for 'serious violence' leading up to the first-ever invocation of the Emergencies Act, and why the federal government needed to step up.

Rouleau Inquiry lifts lid on ‘federal, provincial, municipal dysfunction in crisis management and policing,’ say politicos

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Testimony from federal officials last week shown light on the earliest and final days of the Freedom Convoy protests, discussions around the potential for 'serious violence' leading up to the first-ever invocation of the Emergencies Act, and why the federal government needed to step up.

Police ‘revisionism’ throwing analysts ‘under the bus,’ say natsec experts as MPs call on OPP to explain competing stories

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Parsing 'who said what, when, and where’ about ‘potential’ national security threats a difficult task for commission in light of seemingly contradictory intelligence assessments, say Jessica Davis and Stephanie Carvin.

Police ‘revisionism’ throwing analysts ‘under the bus,’ say natsec experts as MPs call on OPP to explain competing stories

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Parsing 'who said what, when, and where’ about ‘potential’ national security threats a difficult task for commission in light of seemingly contradictory intelligence assessments, say Jessica Davis and Stephanie Carvin.