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Schedule

Public hearings began on Thursday, October 13 and ran until Friday, December 2, 2022. The hearings took place every weekday except on Remembrance Day, Friday Nov 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day and running until 6 p.m. or later if required.

Public Hearing venue

Public hearings were held in the Winifred Bambrick Room at 395 Wellington Street, in Ottawa, Ontario

Witness List

Consult the complete list of witnesses, listed in the order in which they appeared.

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

Policy Phase

The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) began the policy phase of its work on Monday, November 28.

The policy phase consisted of a series of round-table discussions to assist the Commissioner with the development of recommendations related to all aspects of the Commission’s mandate, including the use of the Emergencies Act, any necessary modernization to the Act, as well as recommendations on areas for further study or review to fulfil this aspect of the Commission’s mandate. Consult the list of themes discussed by panel experts as well as details about the schedule, moderators, counsel and participants for these discussions.