‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates

The Ottawa Police Service says it's putting the kibosh on any vehicle-based protests in the city ahead of the Jan. 28 one-year anniversary of the day the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' rolled into town, as multiple inquiry bodies ready their reports on the event ended by the Emergencies Act.

Local residents form a counter-protest blocking a group of Freedom Convoy supporters on Riverside Drive at Bank Street on Feb. 13, 2022, the third week of the convoy's occupation of the city. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

January 25, 2023

As the Ottawa Police Service prepares for the one-year anniversary of the Freedom Convoy descending on local streets, community advocates say the “lingering trauma” experienced by Ottawa residents and their community-level perspective must be “absolutely central” in ...

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