PODCAST: The Rob Snow Show – February 7, 2022
Posted Feb 7, 2022 05:49:00 PM.
Monday. The City is now living in a State of Emergency, called by the Mayor over the weekend. The occupation of Ottawa is now in its tenth day.
11:03 – “In some cases vehicles equipped with train horns that are being deployed for really long periods, on an intermittent basis, day and night.”
Rob speaks with local lawyer Emilie Taman, who is part of the legal team working on a class action lawsuit against the demonstrators in downtown Ottawa.
21:07 – “Law enforcement is not about elegance…at a certain point in time you need to enforce the law.”
Rob brings in Walter Robinson, a former city executive and long time Ottawa politico and Alex Cullen, long time former city councillor and Ottawa MPP, for a panel discussion digging into all of the many angles to the occupation story.
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0:00 – “We have this trans-national movement…we're seeing protests around the world at various times and now we're seeing foreign money coming into Canada.”
International affairs columnist Geoffrey Johnston joins Rob with his opinion on the latest developments in the Ottawa occupation story.
11:35 – “This would be an uphill battle for businesses if they did want to try to sue protesters for lost income”
Dave Sali from the Ottawa Business Journal joins Rob to recap conversations he's been having with local lawyers about ways in which the protest is impacrting local business, and what they can do to fight back.
20:20 – “They may be drafting a strategy and giving the key lines to the Chief, the Chief may discard some and keep some.”
Barry McLoughlin from TransformLeaders.ca joins Rob with his perspective on the Ottawa Police retaining and prestigious crisis management PR firm to help with their messaging on the Ottawa demonstrations.
35:27 – “At five weeks in with three down and two up, people are saying 'are there black swans out there I need to worry about?'”
Peter Fraser is here from Cardinal Planning in Ottawa for 'Money Monday'.
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