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As I understand things, a factor in how this has played out is that local (Ottawa) police essentially threw up their hands and said they couldn't do anything -
by joe_the_user 5y ago
As I understand things, a factor in how this has played out is that local (Ottawa) police essentially threw up their hands and said they couldn't do anything - when it was a matter of those police basically being sympathetic.
Emergency powers were needed to force what would be the normal job of police.
For example, they got rid of the police chief. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/canadian-official-police-act-now-stop-truck-protest-82903633 https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/canadian-official-po...
- tekstar 5y agoI agree - this would not be international news if the police had managed the situation appropriately in the early days. What happened within OPS, nobody fully knows yet. But apparently by enacting the federal Emergencies Act, an in-depth review of the events leading up to requiring the act will be a part of the aftermath.