Doug Ford and Jim Watson Have No Records of Man Who Held Secret Negotiations With Ottawa Convoy Leader - 2022-05-13
Doug Ford and Jim Watson Have No Records of Man Who Held Secret Negotiations With Ottawa Convoy Leader May 13, 2022,
The offices of the Premier of Ontario and Mayor of Ottawa have no records relating to the man who led secret negotiations with convoy occupation leaders – Doug Ford's long-time personal friend and former Chief of Staff, Dean French.
The sensitive negotiations, which took place through a secret "backchannel" between French and convoy leader Tamara Lich, resulted in a triumphant announcement from Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on February 13 that the City of Ottawa had brokered a deal with convoy leaders that would see convoy vehicles move out of residential areas and relocate to commercial areas near Parliament Hill.
The Watson-Lich accord did not go quite as planned.
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