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Ottawa's interim police chief confirmed Thursday his force is investigating allegations that officers leaked intelligence to organizers of last winter's"Freedom Convoy" protest.
He made the allegations while testifying at a public hearing of the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is tasked with assessing the federal government's decision to invoke special emergency powers weeks into the protests. He was testifying at a special parliamentary committee that is pursuing its own investigation of the government's use of the Emergencies Act. Both the commission inquiry and the committee study are legally required under the checks and balances laid out in the act.
"At all times, there was a high degree of situational awareness of what the operational plans were for the police," he said.Carrique said there were concerns that some police officers were"sympathetic to the cause.""There is no ongoing investigation at this time. There was no evidence ever identified that there were any leaks coming from within the Ontario Provincial Police.
But he said it didn't lead to any concerns on his part about sharing OPP intelligence with the Ottawa Police Service and other policing partners.
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