The incident commander in charge of the protests in Ottawa last winter allowed trucks to park in front of Parliament Hill for the demonstrations because he thought that would protect the rest of the city from disruptions, according to documents table with the Emergencies Act inquiry this morning.
Ottawa Insp. Russell Lucas also told the Public Order Emergency Commission that he did not believe allowing vehicles to park in front Parliament Hill posed a risk because the House of Commons was not sitting that week and he felt he had enough staff in place if participants attempted to storm the Hill.
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