US Homeland Security Concerned About ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada, Inquiry Hears

US Homeland Security Concerned About ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Canada, Inquiry Hears
Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of Public Safety, left, and Dominic Rochon, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, National and Cybersecurity Branch at Public Safety Canada, appear at the Public Order Emergency Commission, in Ottawa, on Nov. 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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A senior federal public servant says the United States Department of Homeland Security was concerned that major protest blockades in Canada could catch on south of the border.

Dominic Rochon, a senior assistant deputy minister with the national and cybersecurity branch of the government, was among the first federal representatives to testify at the public inquiry investigating the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter.