The Ottawa woman who filed for a court injunction to stop truckers from continually honking their horns during the 'Freedom Convoy' in February is among the first witnesses at a public inquiry exploring the government's use of the Emergencies Act.
The Ottawa woman who filed for a court injunction to stop truckers from continually honking their horns during the “Freedom Convoy” in February is among the first witnesses at a public inquiry exploring the government's use of the Emergencies Act.
Invoking the law temporarily granted police extraordinary powers and allowed banks to freeze accounts, which the government argues was critical to ending the protests. Fleury said ahead of his testimony that he was a part of daily calls with officials during the convoy, and was often “quite disappointed with the lack of plan and lack of information that was shared with us.”He also said he faced threats, including an incident where people in pickup trucks came to his home and shouted at him.
Ottawa city manager Steve Kanellakos's testimony is expected to include details about the role he played in trying to negotiate an end to the protests.A few days later on Feb. 12, Tamara Lich, one of the protest leaders, and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson exchanged letters discussing an agreement that would see the truckers move their vehicles outside of residential areas.
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