Former Ottawa Police Chief says law enforcement told truckers they could park outside of parliament during the Freedom Trucker Convoy
On October 6, the former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly told the committee looking into the emergencies act invocation that law enforcement had told Freedom Trucker Convoy demonstrators they could park outside of parliament.
During the committee hearing on October 6 looking into the emergencies act invocation, the former Ottawa police chief told the committee that law enforcement had actually told truckers that they could park outside of Parliament but that it became a “national security crisis” later when truckers declined to leave.
“Efforts were made to hold negotiations that were in place to allow for emergency lanes of traffic and to provide for a period of demonstration that would then end,” Sloly said.-- More...