Sloly’s resignation an ‘unfortunate casualty of a larger problem’ with law enforcement during ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, experts say

Peter Sloly didn’t have the support of many officers on the force, according to a former Ottawa deputy police chief, while two professors say there was a tendency to blame Sloly for all ‘Freedom Convoy’ policing failures.
Peter Sloly's resignation suggests he was pushed out as Ottawa’s police chief in part for his planning failures dealing with entrenched downtown protesters but also because he “burned out his political capital” and lost support of many of his officers, according...

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