Ottawa interim police chief didn’t ask feds to invoke Emergencies Act
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Ottawa’s interim police chief says he didn’t ask the federal authorities to invoke the Emergencies Act in the course of the “Freedom Convoy” in February.
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The Liberals have stated legislation enforcement requested for added powers that might solely be granted by declaring a nationwide emergency.
Final week, nonetheless, Commissioner Brenda Lucki additionally stated the RCMP didn’t ask the federal authorities to make use of the act.
Ottawa interim chief Steve Bell spoke to a parliamentary committee right this moment, together with representatives from the Ontario Provincial Police, the RCMP and Gatineau police, about points with jurisdiction in downtown Ottawa.
The committee on Process and Home Affairs is analyzing whether or not the Parliamentary Protecting Service ought to have jurisdiction over Wellington and Sparks streets, along with its present oversight of the parliamentary precinct.
Bell says there’ll should be readability on the boundaries of every group’s duty if any adjustments are made, and readability about what occurs when occasions corresponding to protests cross over these boundaries.
