OTTAWA – The Ottawa Police Service superintendent who eventually led the mission to clear the Freedom Convoy from the capital said he accepted the job on the condition then-chief Peter Sloly could not intervene in his work.
Supt. Robert Bernier became the OPS’ fourth and final “Event Commander” in charge of the force’s protest-clearing operation on Feb. 10, roughly two weeks after the beginning of the “occupation.”
But he told the Public Order Emergency Commission Tuesday that he only accepted the job on the condition that OPS top brass — and Sloly in particular — could in no way interfere with his work.
Between Feb. 3 and 10, Bernier said Sloly was acting as the “de facto” event commander and noted multiple moments throughout the first weeks of convoy protests where Sloly directly interfered in operations planning.
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