RCMP Commissioner Says She Received No Political Pressure to Deal With Freedom Convoy

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Mike Duheme looks on as Commissioner Brenda Lucki responds to a question as they appear as witnesses at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 15, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 15 that she received no pressure from politicians or senior officials to take action to deal with the Freedom Convoy protest of last winter.

“Absolutely not. I didn’t feel the pressure from our point of view because we weren’t the police of jurisdiction, but I did feel the pressure internally, because we wanted to do everything we could to help,” said Lucki.