Source: Josh Pringle, CTV News, April 24, 2022
Salaries, vehicle expenses, food and hotel accommodations for out of town officers and operation supplies are some of the costs.
The Ottawa Police Service says the federal government will cover all policing costs incurred during the “Freedom Convoy” demonstration in downtown Ottawa this winter.
The price tag for the Ottawa police response to the three-and-a-half-week occupation of downtown Ottawa was approximately $35 million, including money for the RCMP deployment.