Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson in a phone call during the convoy protests that Ontario Premier Doug Ford was hiding from his responsibilities in clearing the protests for political reasons.
“Doug ford (sic) has been hiding from his responsibility on it for political reasons as you highlighted, and important that we don’t let them get away from that, and we intend to support you on that,” Trudeau told Watson on Feb. 8, according to a transcript presented on Oct. 18 at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act.
