The Rolling Thunder motorcycle convoy that demonstrated in Ottawa over the last weekend cost an estimated $2.5 to $3 million to monitor, says the chair of Ottawa’s police services board.
Eli El-Chantry said that in light of costs to police the events, a “sustainable” plan is needed to deal with future protests, which he expects will continue.
“We have to find a sustainable way to do this,” El-Chantry said in an interview with CTV News. “I will be working with the federal and provincial government to find a sustainable way for the future.”
Rolling Thunder is a motorcycle rally supported by groups such as Veterans for Freedom and Freedom Fighters Canada, and many of the figures who played a key role in organizing the Freedom Convoy that protested in the capital earlier this year.
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