Police withheld key intelligence, traffic plan from City of Ottawa, auditor general finds

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A single\u002Dpage summary of the traffic plan was given to City of Ottawa officials on Jan. 29, 2022, the day after protesters began arriving.

The result was ineffective planning, disruption to OC Transpo service and sometimes “chaotic” police requests of the city’s traffic team which were unfeasible to implement, the report said.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

That left OC Transpo in the lurch as it tried to adapt its routes and schedules to accommodate the protest. “During the first two weeks of the convoy protest, the OPS did not leverage the expertise of, nor collaborate with the Traffic Management unit for ongoing traffic management. The City found itself reacting to OPS requests related to traffic. Traffic Management found the situation chaotic as requests were being made of them , but they were not privy to the communications related to the traffic plan behind the requests.

A second was that police do a better job of sharing intelligence. Police can’t share confidential information it obtains from other agencies, but the auditor recommends it share what it can with city officials with the appropriate security clearance. “This will enable the City to receive more timely and detailed intelligence to aid responses to future events,” the report said.

 

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Timid language. Need auditor/inquiry to state more clearly: OttawaPolice unilaterally facilitated convoy's establishment of illegal vehicle-based occupation, created lawless 'red zone' where residents were denied rights and protections ottnews cdnpoli

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