Public Order Emergency Commission

The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) was a Canadian public inquiry that investigated the February 14, 2022 invoking of the Emergencies Act by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in response to the Freedom Convoy and associated protests across Canada. A final report was published in five volumes on February 17, 2023.^[1]

Witnesses

Witnesses who provided testimony during the POEC's inquiry include:^[2]

• Victoria De La Ronde (Day 2 - October 14, 2022)
• Zexi Li (Day 2 - October 14, 2022)
• Nathalie Carrier (Day 2 - October 14, 2022)
• Kevin McHale (Day 2 - October 14, 2022)
• Catherine McKenney (City of Ottawa) (Day 2 - October 14, 2022)
• Mathieu Fleury (City of Ottawa) (Day 2 - October 14, 2022)
• Steve Kanellakos (City of Ottawa) (Day 3 - October 17, 2022)
• Serge Arpin (City of Ottawa) (Day 3 - October 17, 2022)
• Jim Watson (City of Ottawa) (Day 4 - October 18, 2022)
• Kim Ayotte (City of Ottawa) (Day 4 - October 18, 2022)
• Diane Deans (City of Ottawa) (Day 5 - October 19, 2022)
• Pat Morris (Ontario Provincial Police - OPP) (Day 5 - October 19, 2022)
• Patricia Ferguson (Ottawa Police Service) (Day 6 - October 20, 2022)
• Craig Abrams (OPP) (Day 6 & 7 - Octobre 20 & 21, 2022)
• Carson Pardy (OPP) (Day 7 - October 21, 2022)
• Steve Bell (Ottawa Police Service) (Day 8 - October 24, 2022)
• Russell Lucas (Ottawa Police Service) (Day 9 - October 25, 2022)
• Marcel Beaudin (OPP) (Day 9 - October 25, 2022)
• Robert Bernier (Ottawa Police Service) (Day 9 & 10 - October 25 & 26, 2022)
• Robert Drummond (Ottawa Police Service) (Day 10 - October 26, 2022)
• Thomas Carrique (OPP) (Day 11 - October 27, 2022)
• Peter Sloly (Day 12 & 13 - October 28 & 31, 2022)
• Chris Barber (Day 14 - November 1, 2022)
• Steeve Charland (Day 14 - November 1, 2022)
• Brigitte Belton (Day 14 - November 1, 2022)
• Keith Wilson (Day 15 - November 2, 2022)
• Tom Marazzo (Day 15 - November 2, 2022)
• Patrick King (Day 15 - November 2, 2022)
• Benjamin Dichter (Day 16 - November 3, 2022)
• James Bauder (Day 16 - November 3, 2022)
• Tamara Lich (Day 16 & 17 - November 3 & 4, 2022)
• Chris Deering and Maggie Hope Braun (Day 17 - November 4, 2022)
• Jeremy MacKenzie (Day 17 - November 4, 2022)
• Daniel Bulford (Day 17 - November 4, 2022)
• Drew Dilkens (City of Windsor) (Day 18 - November 7, 2022)
• Jason Crowley (Windsor Police Service) (Day 18 - November 7, 2022)
• Dana Earley (Ontario Provincial Police) (Day 19 - November 8, 2022)
• Paul Leschied (Day 19 - November 8, 2022)
• Marco Van Huigenbos (Day 19 - November 8, 2022)
• Jim Willett (Village of Coutts) (Day 20 - November 9, 2022)
• Mario Di Tommaso (Ontario) (Day 20 & 21 - November 9 & 10, 2022)
• Ian Freeman (Ontario) (Day 20 - November 9, 2022)
• Marlin Degrand (Alberta) (Day 21 - November 10, 2022)
• Rob Stewart (Public Safety Canada) (Day 22 - November 14, 2022)
• Dominic Rochon (Public Safety Canada) (Day 22 - November 14, 2022)
• Cindy Termorshuizen (Global Affairs Canada) (Day 22 - November 14, 2022)
• Joe Comartin (Global Affairs Canada) (Day 22 - November 14, 2022)
• Commissioner Brenda Lucki (Royal Canadian Mounted Police - RCMP) (Day 23 - November 15, 2022)
• Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme (RCMP) (Day 23 - November 15, 2022)
• Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki (RCMP) (Day 23 - November 15, 2022)
• John Ossowski (former, Canadian Border Services Agency - CBSA) (Day 24 - November 16, 2022)
• Michael Keenan (Transport Canada) (Day 24 - November 16, 2022)
• Christian Dea (Transport Canada) (Day 24 - November 16, 2022)
• Michael Sabia (Department of Finance Canada) (Day 25 - November 17, 2022)
• Rhys Mendes (Department of Finance) (Day 25 - November 17, 2022)
• Isabelle Jacques (Department of Finance) (Day 25 - November 17, 2022)
• Jody Thomas (Privy Council Office) (Day 25 - November 17, 2022)
• Jacquie Bogden (Privy Council Office) (Day 26 - November 18, 2022)
• Jeff Hutchinson (Privy Council Office) (Day 26 - November 18, 2022)
• Janice Charette (Privy Council Office) (Day 26 - November 18, 2022)
• Nathalie Drouin (Privy Council Office) (Day 26 - November 18, 2022)
• David Vigneault (Canadian Security Intelligence Service - CSIS) (Day 27 - November 21, 2022)
• Michelle Tessier (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) (Day 27 - November 21, 2022)
• Marie-Hélène Chayer (Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre - ITAC) (Day 27 - November 21, 2022)
• Minister Bill Blair (Emergency Preparedness and President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada) (Day 27 - November 21, 2022)
• Minister Marco Mendicino (Public Safety) (Day 28 - November 22, 2022)
• Minister Dominic LeBlanc (Intergovernmental Affairs) (Day 28 - November 22, 2022)
• Minister David Lametti (Justice) (Day 29 - November 23, 2022)
• Minister Anita Anand (National Defence) (Day 29 - November 23, 2022)
• Minister Omar Alghabra (Transport Canada) (Day 29 - November 23, 2022)
• Minister Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Finance) (Day 30 - November 24, 2022)^[3]
• Katie Telford (Prime Minister's Office Staff) (Day 30 - November 24, 2022)
• Brian Clow (Prime Minister's Office Staff) (Day 30 - November 24, 2022)
• John Brodhead (Prime Minister's Office Staff) (Day 30 - November 24, 2022)
• Kenneth Weatherill (Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General) (Day 30 - November 24, 2022)
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Day 31 - November 25, 2022)

Publications

Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency

Published February 17, 2023.^[1:1]

• Volume 1: Overview
• Volume 2: Analysis (Part 1)
• Volume 3: Analysis (Part 2) and Recommendations
• Volume 4: Process and Appendices
• Volume 5: Policy Papers

External links

• Website
• Wikipedia

Further reading

• October 12, 2023: "The Rouleau Commission’s recommendations: Laundering the government’s agenda for censorship and expanded emergency powers" by Ryan Alford, published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute