The incident commander in charge of policing the protests in Ottawa last winter allowed protesters to park in front of Parliament Hill because he thought that would protect the rest of the city from disruptions, documents tabled with the Emergencies Act inquiry this morning say.
While Ottawa Police Insp. Russell Lucas told the Public Order Emergency Commission he was concerned about a January 6-type insurrectionist attack happening in Ottawa, he told the commission he did not believe allowing vehicles to park in front of Parliament Hill posed a risk because the House of Commons was not sitting that week and he felt he had enough officers to respond if protesters attempted to storm the Hill.
