Spy agency advised that the powerful Emergencies Act would likely galvanize the anti\u002Dgovernment narratives within the convoy
The information is contained in an undated report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service that was presented at the Emergencies Act inquiry on Monday. It surfaced during Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens’s testimony about the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge last winter, part of several protests against pandemic restrictions.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“CSIS advised that the implementation of the EA would likely galvanize the anti-government narratives within the convoy and further the radicalization of some towards violence,” reads the document.Ford can ignore summons from Emergencies Act inquiry due to parliamentary privilege, judge rules Brendan Miller, a lawyer representing Ottawa convoy protesters, presented a CSIS assessment of the protests to Dilkens in response to those comments.
As of Feb. 3, CSIS assessed there were no indicators that ideologically motivated violated extremism actors were prepared to engage in violence.
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