Robert Bernier Witness Summary Day 9 of the Emergencies Act Public Inquiry

Witnesses Robert Bernier, Ottawa Police Superintendent, Day 9 of Emergencies Act Public Inquiry. Key testimony from Day 9 of Public Hearings, October 25, 2022 Public Inquiry for the Invocation of the Emergencies Act.

Robert Bernier OPS describes the the police action against the Freedom Convoy on Rideau and Sussex in front of the Chateau Laurier on Feb 18. “We had to make some decisions to increase our usage of force in order to protect ourselves.”

Ottawa Police Superintendent Robert Bernier testifies they had plans to take action to end the protests that didn’t require the Emergencies Act, and before the Emergencies Act was invoked “The plan that I was developing was based on existing authorities.”

Ottawa Police Superintendent Robert Bernier testifies that the Emergencies Act was not needed to compel tow trucks because they already had 34 tow trucks on their way to Ottawa on the 13th of February.