> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Public Order Emergency Commission - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/public-order-emergency-commission/ - Published: 1999-01-02T22:55:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-03T22:12:44.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization 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.[\[1\]](#fn1) ## Witnesses Witnesses who provided testimony during the POEC's inquiry include:[\[2\]](#fn2) - 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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Chrystia-Freeland) (Deputy Prime Minister and Finance) (Day 30 - November 24, 2022)[\[3\]](#fn3) - 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.[\[1:1\]](#fn1) - [Volume 1: Overview](https://web.archive.org/web/20231014180713/https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/files/documents/Final-Report/Vol-1-Report-of-the-Public-Inquiry-into-the-2022-Public-Order-Emergency.pdf) - [Volume 2: Analysis (Part 1)](https://web.archive.org/web/20231014181017/https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/files/documents/Final-Report/Vol-2-Report-of-the-Public-Inquiry-into-the-2022-Public-Order-Emergency.pdf) - [Volume 3: Analysis (Part 2) and Recommendations](https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/files/documents/Final-Report/Vol-3-Report-of-the-Public-Inquiry-into-the-2022-Public-Order-Emergency.pdf) - [Volume 4: Process and Appendices](https://web.archive.org/web/20231014180953/https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/files/documents/Final-Report/Vol-4-Report-of-the-Public-Inquiry-into-the-2022-Public-Order-Emergency.pdf) - [Volume 5: Policy Papers](https://web.archive.org/web/20231014180944/https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/files/documents/Final-Report/Vol-5-Report-of-the-Public-Inquiry-into-the-2022-Public-Order-Emergency.pdf) ## External links - [Website](https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public%5FOrder%5FEmergency%5FCommission) ### Further reading - October 12, 2023: "[The Rouleau Commission’s recommendations: Laundering the government’s agenda for censorship and expanded emergency powers](https://web.archive.org/web/20231012224006/https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231006%5FRouleau-Commision-Recommendations-Alford%5FCOMMENTARY-v2.pdf)" by Ryan Alford, published by the [Macdonald-Laurier Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Macdonald-Laurier-Institute) --- 1. *Final Report.* Public Order Emergency Commission. Retrieved October 14, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) 2. *Public Hearings.* Public Order Emergency Commission. Retrieved October 14, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *Public Hearing - Volume 30.* (2022, November 24). Public Order Emergency Commission. [↩︎](#fnref3)