City auditor's report finds Ottawa Police Services Board lacked information during convoy protest; violated its own procedural rules

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Gougeon\u0027s report found the police services board didn\u0027t clearly understand its role in the early stages of the convoy protest.

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Deans was dramatically ousted as chair by her council colleagues on Feb. 16. The ensuing board membership overhaul included three resignations in a single day. “The board was operating in the dark as the direct result of the failure of the service to share information.”Article content Despite this, the board was never given a detailed briefing or copy of an operational plan that the police service had come up with ahead of the convoy’s arrival.

After the protest’s first weekend, when it became clear that many protestors and their vehicles weren’t planning to leave, the board’s executive director reached out to a designated advisor at the provincial ministry of the solicitor general for guidance on board responsibilities during a major event like this one.

 

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