RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says extraordinary powers granted to police under the Emergencies Act weren’t used to clear protest blockades at Canada’s border…
Lucki testified virtually at a House of Commons committee made up of members of Parliament and senators tasked with studying how the Emergencies Act powers were used.
Protesters also blocked border crossings at Coutts, Alta., Windsor, Ont., and Emerson, Man., and the pacific highway crossing in B.C. — effectively corking trade between Canada and the United States. Those powers weren’t needed to clear out the border blockades, in the end, Lucki said, but they may have motivated some protesters to leave.
RCMP also had the benefit of learning from Ottawa’s recent experience when protesters showed up at the borders, she said. Committee members were visibly frustrated when the witnesses refused to share details of their discussions with the government citing the confidential nature of those conversations.Article content
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