The Canadian Armed Forces didn’t have the “assets” to safely help clear the blockade in Coutts, Alta. earlier this year, while the Alberta government had the authority to deal with the problem itself under provincial legislation, Public Safety Canada told the emergency preparedness minister.
The briefing note was prepared by the department for Bill Blair in February, and obtained by the National Post through Access to Information. It was reacting to a letter from the Alberta government, asking for federal government help to clear the blockade at the border crossing in Coutts that began in support of the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa.
