The Freedom Convoy was “extremely lawful” and “peaceful” before arriving in Ottawa, hence the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) adopted an adequate posture at the time, its interim chief said on Monday.
“Their behaviour as it’s described within the intelligence reports and reports we had back [then] was that they were extremely lawful, that there was no antisocial behaviour that they were engaged in, and [these were] the observations for a number of days,” OPS interim Chief Steve Bell told the Public Order Emergency Commission.
“Beyond that, the organizers clearly stated on many occasions and through the route, the [OPP Project] HENDON reports, that their intention was to be lawful and peaceful once they came to our city.”…