Ottawa Councillor Says City Didn’t Pursue Injunction to Clear Convoy to Avoid Being Embarrassed by Court’s Rejection

People walk in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2022, on the first day of the Freedom Convoy protest. Noé Chartier/The Epoch Times

The City of Ottawa considered seeking a court order to help dislodge trucks and protesters that had settled in its downtown core last winter, but refrained from doing so in part because it thought a defeat in court would cause harm to its reputation.

This was part of the testimony of Ottawa councillor and former Ottawa Police Services Board chair Diane Deans before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Oct. 19.