Dear reader,
I’m taking longer than I usually do to finish my column on Thursday’s testimony at the Rouleau Commission, which is investigating the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act. There’s an element of that testimony that I think gets to the heart of the controversy the February convoy raised. Well, one element of it, anyway.
Trish Ferguson, the acting deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service, testified yesterday about her difficulty working with the former OPS chief, Peter Sloly. What Ferguson said about policing techniques during large demonstrations was fascinating. It’s backed by a growing body of best-practices advice from police leadership in Canada and abroad. And I think it will just inevitably be so controversial that I want to give this element of her testimony a lot of room and thought. So my goal will be to get this article to you before the end of today.
I won’t be putting a paywall on this piece. The folks at Substack say we should sometimes make our best work free, so people can see it and, if they like, spread the word. And if I’m good for anything at all, it’s articles like this. I’ll send it to you when I’m done.
Thanks for reading.
Yes, solid writing takes time Paul and you are doing such a great job. Good to see on At Issue last night, querying absence of Ford testimony. Keep at it!
Keep the good work coming. I am overwhelmed by the "noise" and the partisanship we see at CBC which has failed, in my view, to even slightly challenge the narrative of months ago. Sad but that is what one gets with a state-run broadcaster.