Ottawa Police Cut Email Access Over Fears Info Would Leak During Freedom Convoy

Ottawa Police Cut Email Access Over Fears Info Would Leak During Freedom Convoy
A person is led away after leaving his truck as police aim to end an ongoing protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest, on its 22nd day, in Ottawa, on Feb. 18, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Ottawa police were so concerned about leaks from Freedom Convoy sympathizers in their ranks that they proactively shut off the email accounts of members on leave, but now the force has little to say about how real those fears turned out to be.
The Public Order Emergency Commission investigating the federal Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act learned there were several times when senior officers were concerned protesters who gridlocked downtown Ottawa for several weeks last winter were getting leaks.