Bell testified that based on their intelligence, police were expecting a large convoy of peaceful protesters to roll into the city, and leave after several days. He later added that he felt the “Freedom Convoy” created “unprecedented circumstances” for the police after it arrived in Ottawa. But Bell testified the available intelligence before protesters arrived showed the convoy would largely be a three-day event, with only a small number staying longer than one weekend. “They were people moving across the country determined to be heard, but they were peaceful,” Bell testified. Bell testified Monday that nothing in the intelligence warned that protesters would end up using Ottawa residents as collateral damage.

Source: thestar October 24, 2022 19:07 UTC