Emergencies Act Inquiry: Ottawa warned about long-term stays ahead of convoy, city manager testifies

Ottawa city manager Steve Kanellakos testified during the Emergencies Act Inquiry on Monday that the head of the Hoteliers association sent an email to city staff, warning about the number of people inquiring about long-term stays before the so-called "Freedom Convoy" arrived in the city.

"It wasn't unusual to have a variance in the views of people who thought it would be bigger, longer — you know, smaller. There were all kinds of opinions on what that would be. The only information that we could rely on was Ottawa police," Kanellakos said.

He also testified about the issues that city staff faced when trying to find tow truck operators to remove large trucks away from Parliament Hill.

"It could be quite conflictual when you're trying to take someone's truck and people are still around the truck," Kanellakos said as he listed a number of reasons for the difficulties.

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