Isn't that the very reason why, though? It wasn't that existing powers weren't there- it's that the local police were refusing to do so, necessitating higher-level intervention?
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cops weren’t gonna do it unless forced to. the end.
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something I was reading was saying it was the ability to compel private actors, mostly towing companies. Would be interesting to hear if that were true (I have no idea, little knowledge of Canadian law)
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Compelling towing companies? Flash freezing banking? Imposing the RCMP onto Ottawa?
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Incorrect. You couldn’t bring in police from out of province.
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Political cover, and protection from civil liability.
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in my dreams, JT actually says out loud at a press conference "look, we had to do this because the city of Ottawa couldn't make their own police force do their fucking jobs".
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@MarkGerretsen said it best.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It also gave control of the cops to the feds when the local and provincial "leaders" were MIA
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