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Day 13 of Public Hearings, October 31, 2022 Public Inquiry for the Invocation of the Emergencies Act

Tia Riley

Day 13 of the Public Order Emergency Commission, text messages between Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s offices revealed a plan to “get in on the growing narrative” that the Freedom Convoy truckers were “extreme.”

Alexander Cohen of Marco Mendicino’s office said he was “supportive” but wanted to wait. “There’s a danger that if we come down too hard, they might push out the crazies.”

Peter Sloly, Former Ottawa police Chief resumed his testimony. Slowly said that he feared Ottawa police officers would use violence or deadly force against protesters if they were put into a situation where they were overwhelmed.

“I think there could be an opportunity to get in on this growing narrative of the truckers,” wrote Mary-Liz Power of Justin Trudeau’s office to Mendicino’s office. “My thoughts of the framing here would be similar to what the PM/Blair said last year when Jan. 6th occurred.”

MR. PETER SLOLY, Resumed
Cross-Examination by Mr. David Migicovsky
Cross-Examination by Mr. Brendan Miller
Cross-Examination by Ms. Donnaree Nygard
Cross-Examination by Ms. Anne Tardif
Cross-Examination by Ms. Emilie Taman
Cross-Examination by Mr. Christopher Diana
Cross-Examination by Mr. Sujit Choudhry
Cross-Examination by Ms. Cara Zwibel
Cross-Examination by Ms. Nini Jones
Cross-Examination by Mr. Rob Kittredge
Cross-Examination by Ms. Mandy England
Cross-Examination by Mr. Tom Curry
Re-Examination by Mr. Frank Au
Re-Examination by Ms. Natalia Rodriguez

Texts between Mary-Liz Power from the Prime Minister’s office and Alex Cohen from Public Safety Minister Mendicino’s office discuss how they are planning to “frame the narrative” [the negative one on protestors] to their political advantage on or before January 24th.

Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly reviews notes from a meeting in which, he says, the federal government accused the Ottawa Police Service of wanting to help a group of extremists and white supremacists take over Ottawa.

Investigation into the declaration of an Emergency. November 1st, 2022
“At no time prior to the declaration issued any…notice to the protestors that they had been deemed to be an unlawful assembly and they must disperse.”
Peter Sloly: “That’s correct, sir.”

Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller asks Former Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly about his definition of “assaultive behaviour,” noting that there were only five charges laid between Jan. 28 and the invocation of the Emergencies Act.

Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly testifies that he feared that OPS would use violence or deadly force against protesters if they were put in a situation where they were overwhelmed.

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