Nathalie Carrier, Mathieu Fleury & Catherine Mckenney Witness Summary Day 2 of EA Public Inquiry

Witness Summary Nathalie Carrier, Mathieu Fleury & Catherine Mckenney Day 2 of Emergencies Act Public Inquiry. Key testimony from Day 2 of Public Hearings, October 14, 2022 Public Inquiry for the Invocation of the Emergencies Act.

Carrier testified that UberEats had stopped operating in downtown Ottawa during the protest, despite other Ottawa residents confirming that they did receive deliveries from UberEats. Nathalie Carrier complains that the protestors were handing out free food, which conflicts with media reports that protestors were stealing food from the homeless.

Fleury described the actions of the protesters towards Ottawa residents as “microaggressions” and described the trucks involved in the protest as “weapons.” Emergencies act was used because of “micro-aggressions”. Councillor Mathieu Fleury testifies that people were scared to leave their home due to micro-aggressions “the noise” “the smells” “the fumes”.

Councillor Catherine Mckenney testified that she didn’t witness any violence, but proceeds to give hearsay examples of violence that she heard about including a un-proven assault on the LRT where someone had their nose broken.

Councillor Mathieu Fleury testifies about incidents from media reports, incidents of “micro-aggressions”, and claims a homeless person was “beaten by protestors” at the Shepherds of Good Hope despite there not being any police reports to back up the claim.