RCMP boss suggests use of Emergencies Act premature

The federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to end February’s convoy protests in Ottawa was premature, according to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. David Akin explains what else Lucki told the public inquiry into the act’s use, and how other officers worried the occupation could have posed an even greater national security threat.

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