The Mounties acknowledge that ‘setting the tone early with protesters’ was important and was ‘complicated by the lack of clear leadership’
After policing the “Freedom Convoy,” the RCMP came away with lessons learned, newly released documents show – including the need to better prepare for the potential targeting of emergency phone lines.
To clear the protesters, who were demonstrating against Trudeau’s government and COVID-19 public health measures, Ottawa ultimately invoked the federal Emergencies Act – a move that Justice Paul Rouleau ruled was justified in a final report released a month ago. Another lesson learned was the need to prevent vehicles or other encampments from becoming “entrenched” in a public space, according to the document.
The briefing note says the RCMP opened 168 “adverse files” from Jan. 21 to the end of Feb. 28 in 2022, compared to 44 during the same period in 2021. In a “hot issues note”dated two days after her time on the stand – also obtained by The Canadian Press under access laws – the RCMP was more direct about its need for the emergency powers due to Ottawa’s “unique challenges.”
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