Public Order Commission documents reveal the threat to take truckers' kids came from Trudeau's inner circle
The announcement that Ottawa police would be alerting child welfare about children inside the nearly four-week-long Freedom Convoy protest in the nation's capital was made in an afternoon press conference by former Interim Chief Steve Bell on February 8, 2022.
NEW: Ottawa Deputy Police Chief Is Asked If The Children Will Be Removed From The Trucks At The #TruckersForFreedom Convoy...
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His Reply... The Children's Aid Society (CAS) The Equivalent of CPS Is Involved & Will Help Make That Determination... pic.twitter.com/xuGydjKek0
Lawyer for the convoy demonstrators, Brendan Miller, pushed Bell at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa this week for details on where the idea to seize the children from the anti-covid mandate truckers came from. It's widely believed to have been crafted by strategic communications firm Navigator. Children's Aid has denied being privy to a scheme to confiscate children.
Interim Ottawa Police Chief says he is working with social services and Freedom Convoy protestors to "have children removed from the area prior to any sort of police action." pic.twitter.com/5ZmtEwHeLq
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However, as early as February 6, according to documents submitted to the POEC, two days before Bell's child-snatcher press conference, the idea was floated by Jody Thomas, Trudeau's national security advisor, during a phone call with Bell, former OPS Chief Peter Sloly, senior bureaucrats from Public Safety Canada, and RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki.
ICYMI: Former OPS Interim Chief Steve Bell announced children would be taken from their parents in the convoy without first consulting with Children's Aid Society.
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"As a parent, how is [sp] enforcement officials addressing the children in the trucks? Looking at it from a child welfare perspective, exposure to nose [sp], and diesel fuel can be a major issue. Can action be taken from the initial perspective? "
ICYMI: The Ottawa Police set up an empty gym for children in anticipation of removing them from their parents at the Freedom Convoy.
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The POEC is a 6-week long examination of the Trudeau government's invocation of the Emergencies Act, the never-before-used counter-terrorism law, used to arrest and seize the assets of peaceful anti-regime protesters last winter in Ottawa.
Despite the intense cold, we were on the scene for almost 3 consecutive weeks. Generous people prepared breakfast for others. An unimaginable helping hand!
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Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
