Premier Doug Ford refused to answer questions in the legislature about a report outlining “Ontario’s absence” during the Freedom Convoy.
released its final report following a public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. In it, Commissioner Paul Rouleau wrote he found the Ontario government’s lack of collaboration early on during the occupation in Ottawa “troubling.”
“What does the premier have to say to Ottawa residents now that we know the extent of his government’s failure to act?” Ontario Premier Doug Ford applauds as Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra answers a question the legislature resumes at Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, Feb.21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ford again refused to answer, sending the question to Calandra, who did not address any of the specific findings in the report. Instead, he said that if there were lessons to be learned in respect to better coordination of emergency services, the government will “take a look at that.”
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