On day two of the criminal trial of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, Ottawa Police Service Inspector Lucas Russell testified that he was under orders to give “not one inch” to the protesters, even while there were discussions underway to shrink the protest’s footprint to mitigate the disruption to downtown Ottawa residents.

True North’s Andrew Lawton says this means law enforcement and government officials were effectively choosing to keep the status quo they claimed to find so objectionable. Convoy lawyer Eva Chipiuk joins the show to discuss the latest on the trial, plus documentary makers Trish Wood and Jacqueline Bynon.

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