Saskatoon\u0027s police chief says the officers from the public support unit was on the ground in Ottawa for a week.
to Mayor Charlie Clark from Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was a late addition to the agenda for Thursday’s board of police commissioners meeting.
Chief Troy Cooper told the board that “some resources” — members of the public support unit, which manages crowds and protests — were sent to Ottawa in response to a request from Ottawa police. The Emergencies Act was invoked on Feb. 14 for the first time in response to the anti-mandate protests that began at the end of January.
“They were integrated within the response in downtown Ottawa. So, we were pleased that we were able to have staff that were trained at the same level, that in an emergent situation like that, we could provide resources that could seamlessly be integrated,” he said.