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Day 23 of Public Hearings, November 15, 2022 Public Inquiry for the Invocation of the Emergencies Act

Tia Riley

Day 23 of the Emergencies Act Public Inquiry, documents revealed that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki had a plan to clear Freedom Convoy protesters from Ottawa without the use of the Emergencies Act, but it was never communicated to cabinet prior to the invocation of the Act.

Brenda Lucki’s testimony focused on her communication with the federal government throughout the protest to determine whether the RCMP had exhausted all available law enforcement tools before the invocation and whether that had been clearly communicated to cabinet. 

D/COMM MICHAEL DUHEME, Sworn
COMM BRENDA LUCKI, Sworn
Examination in-Chief by Mr. Gordon Cameron
Cross-Examination by Mr. Brendan Miller
Cross-Examination by Mr. Christopher Diana
Cross-Examination by Mr. David Migicovsky
Cross-Examination by Mr. Tom Curry
Cross-Examination by Ms. Ewa Krajewska
Cross-Examination by Ms. Anne Tardif
Cross-Examination by Mr. Michael Morris
Cross-Examination by Ms. Nini Jones
Cross-Examination by Mr. Alan Honner
Cross-Examination by Ms. Janani Shanmuganathan
Cross-Examination by Ms. Cheyenne Arnold-Cunningham
Cross-Examination by Mr. Graham Reeder
Cross-Examination by Ms. Donnaree Nygard
Re-Examination by Mr. Gordon Cameron

Evidence shows Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair discussed “throwing Ottawa [Ottawa Police Services] under the bus” with RCMP Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme.

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme says he “didn’t have any concerns” over the Freedom Convoy because he thought Ottawa police “had everything under control” as the Freedom Convoy was arriving in Ottawa.

The Emergencies Act did not affect the setting up of “control access zones,” which had previously been used successfully to control crowds in Ottawa, testifies RCMP Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme.

Michael Duheme and Brenda Lucki of the RCMP speak about how requests for resources were always met. “Any requests that we got from the Ottawa Police Service, we had fulfilled.”

When asked if she was aware that CSIS told cabinet that the Freedom Convoy did not constitute a national security threat, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said, “that’s what I have been told.”

RCMP’s Brenda Lucki “Our mandate is understanding why the protest is happening in the first place and try to connect with the organizers”. Yet not a single lawyer at the @POECommission asked Lucki why she never tried to connect with one of the organizers, a 15-year former RCMP.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testifies that she did not officially brief the Prime Minister on the plan approved by OPS, OPP, and RCMP to clear trucks from downtown Ottawa days before the Emergencies Act was invoked.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testifies “that’s what she’s been told” when Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller asks if she was aware CSIS felt the convoy didn’t justify invoking the Emergencies Act.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki details enforcement action that was strategized, saying that some truckers and protesters wanted to leave but weren’t in a position that allowed them to. “Those people, we actually tried to make arrangements when the time came.”

Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller presses RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki about previous pressure she faced to allegedly assist with a federal gov’t narrative on gun control following the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.

Brenda Lucki of the RCMP is asked by the commission whether or not she had communicated with officials her thoughts on using the Emergencies Act. Her notes state that the EA can “provide additional deterrent tools to our existing toolbox.”

Brenda LUCKI & Mike DUHEME –
Internal emails between Canada’s Federal Police (RCMP) are discussed.

“This is about a national threat to national interest and institutions. By people who do not care about or understand democracy.”

D/COMM CURTIS ZABLOCKI, Sworn
Examination in-Chief by Mr. Gordon Cameron
Cross-Examination by Ms. Stephanie Bowes
Cross-Examination by Mr. Brendan Miller
Cross-Examination by Mr. Alan Honner
Cross-Examination by Ms. Donnaree Nygard
Re-Examination by Mr. Gordon Cameron

TDF questioned RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki about vaccine mandates and why tow truck companies from the US refused or weren’t able to come into Canada to help clear the blockade in Coutts.

Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis ZABLOCKI testifies, The RCMP and Alberta government requested towing assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces.

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki gives insight into precautions police took when they heard a slow-roll protest was heading to Coutts, Alberta.

“We were also planning for potentially a blockade as well,” he says.

Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner Curtis ZABLOCKI talks more about the Coutts “alleged” murder plot.

“13 long guns, two handguns, two sets of body armour, machete, and significant quantity of ammunition”

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