The inquiry has not yet heard oral testimony from Sloly, but a summary of his evidence to come later this week was tabled. Testifying Monday, Bell — who acted as police chief after Sloly quit on Feb. 15 — defended the local agency’s preparations. Despite the OPP intelligence, Bell insisted there was no way to predict the convoy protest would turn into a “violent” and “traumatic” occupation that lasted almost three weeks around Parliament Hill. Bell told inquiry lawyers that he believed the police had limited authority to block convoy trucks from entering the area around Parliament Hill. Sloly’s evidence summary denies he took any operational direction from Navigator.

Source: thestar October 24, 2022 14:01 UTC