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Declaration of Emergency committee Thank you, Chair.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee Thank you very much, Chair. I'm just wondering if there were lessons learned from various police departments or agencies that were in Ottawa about how they should respond to similar events. Going back to Senator Boniface's comment, I think a lot of people are asking why three weeks.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee That would definitely be a frustration, yes. Another question that I have is, were the police concerned, and was there concern about the children—Mr. Naqvi brought this up—who were there in unsafe situations, young children being put between the police and the protesters, and at least one young child with frostbite?
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee I thought it was at the commission yesterday.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee Are you concerned about the possibility of public mistrust in policing? When people see those kinds of things on TV, whether they're misconstrued or whether they've actually happened, are you nervous about public mistrust of policing levels?
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee You're absolutely right. There were protesters—we've all seen peaceful protesters—and there was lawlessness going on. Thank you for that. Yesterday, we also heard about tactical information being given to protesters. It was being leaked. What I heard—and it isn't what you said earlier—was that this leaking was being done by all three levels of policing.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee It also puts police officers in more danger, I believe, if there's mistrust in the police, so it is important that it's dealt with.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee Thanks. Did the efforts to deal with the convoy improve after the former chief resigned in Ottawa?
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee Thank you.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee You have been doing some internal investigations on that.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee Thank you very much. Thank you, both, for being here today. It's very helpful. Can you characterize your level of concern? This is a follow-up to Mr. Green's comments about the OPP. I was surprised and disappointed when I saw pictures on TV of police officers, who were in charge of our safety, putting their arms on the shoulders of the protesters, having their picture taken with them and saying, “Have a good trip to Ottawa.
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee What types of weapons did you see or did you hear about?
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee Thank you very much, Chair. Chief, you said earlier that the Emergencies Act gave a stable framework to police. I guess my question is, without the Emergencies Act, would the occupation have continued for a period of time?
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee I understand that hypotheticals are often challenging, but you did say that it was certainly helpful to provide a better framework for the police in dealing with the situation. Do you stand by it?
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy
Declaration of Emergency committee Thank you very much for that. I'm also looking at the earlier questions that were asked about the threat assessment. Could you tell us how many and what types of weapons were seized by the police during the occupation?
November 3rd, 2022Committee meeting
Jane Cordy