The Department of Public Safety did not consider the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa a threat to national security up to at least Feb. 7, internal documents reveal.
“At this point, the RCMP is not aware of any national security criminal activity having taken place during the protest,” says a “Question Period Note” from Public Safety dated Feb. 7.
Blacklock’s Reporter obtained four such notes from the department through an access to information request, which The Epoch Times has reviewed.
The notes were produced by a policy analyst and approved by Senior Assistant Deputy Minister Dominic Rochon.
The Question Period Notes offer talking points for Liberal ministers, along with background on the protest and security matters, including information from the RCMP and the Ottawa Police Service (OPS)….