Testimony From Ottawa Mayor, City Officials Prompts Call for Doug Ford to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry

An RCMP tactical vehicle drives past the Parliament Buildings after a massive police operation quelled the Freedom Convoy protest days earlier, in Ottawa on Feb. 20, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Civil liberties advocacy groups are calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to testify at the inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act.

The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Ottawa Coalition are requesting Ford and Solicitor-General Sylvia Jones to testify due to the testimony of Ottawa city manager Steve Kanellakos, Chief of Staff to Ottawa mayor Serge Arpin, and Mayor Jim Watson.