This podcast originally appeared on the National Post.
Evidence from the Emergencies Act inquiry has revealed that Ottawa city officials were unprepared for the Freedom Convoy, with city police left without the resources and tools needed to deal with the protest.
Munk Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht joined guest host Adrienne Batra to discuss Canada’s policing system in the context of the Freedom Convoy protests; explaining why it is poorly suited for a new era of mass public protest, and why Canadians will need real leadership to fix it.
“If people aren’t safe, and if the country is not secure, then we are not going to be able to enjoy prosperity, and we are certainly not going to be able to enjoy democracy, the rule of law, and the values that we all cherish,” said Leuprecht.
“And so, we all need to ask ourselves very hard questions when citizens feel unsafe and government is ultimately failing in providing the most fundamental good that citizens anywhere need to be able to expect from their state.”
