Freedom Convoy protests [Split from All things 2019-nCoV]

[lenaitch]

They probably left out "never depend on some local police forces or city councils to do their jobs"

Admittedly, Ottawa PS does have some unique issues that other cities don't face by virtue of the presence of the federal government, but my understanding is they are financially compensated for that.

The problem is promoting senior staff and chiefs who tick a lot of boxes except the crucial one of leadership.

 

[mariomike]

Saw this posted in another thread today,

If they had the amount of support and number of trucks that they ignorantly convinced themselves that they did things would have looked a lot different.

Maybe they over-estimated their turnout.