There's A Freedom Convoy Protest Survey For People In Ottawa & You Can Share Your Thoughts

Some are saying it's making them "angry all over again."

A truck with a Freedom Convoy 2022 poster. Right: Ottawa City Hall.

A truck with a Freedom Convoy 2022 poster. Right: Ottawa City Hall.

Contributing Writer

If you live in Ottawa and you've been looking for the chance to voice your opinions about the freedom convoy, well, here's your chance.

In a press release on June 24, the Office of the Auditor General announced that it would be starting a public consultation as part of its convoy protest audit. It says the audit "will focus on the City of Ottawa's response (these include services such as By-Law, Transit, Traffic, Social Services, etc.) to the convoy protest."

"We want to hear from City of Ottawa residents and business owners to gain a better understanding of how you may have been impacted during the demonstration and how, if any, City services and programs could have been improved," the Office of the Auditor General noted in another press release.

The survey stirs up some feelings

Some people took to Reddit to share their two cents about the survey. One user was concerned that "certain" groups will render the whole online survey useless, while another said that the investigation is "good to see."

But other comments suggest the audit is bringing up some old feelings.

"Answering these questions made me angry all over again," wrote one Redditor.

"Yes, I'm definitely in a sour mood right now," another agreed.

If you want to be more involved in the process, the office is also hosting two virtual public consultation sessions on July 12 at 5 p.m. and July 13 at 11 a.m. via Zoom. Each session will have English, French and sign language interpretation.

The public consultations are open to all Ottawa residents and business owners, and you will need to register by July 6 if you would like to deliver a statement about the city's response.

If you miss them, recordings of the sessions will also be made public on the Office of the Auditor General's website. The survey is open until July 31.

So, if you're looking to get things off your chest, you still have a little under a month to chime in.

  • Contributing Writer Sarah Crookall (she/her) is a multimedia news reporter and contributing writer with Narcity Ottawa whose investigative work has been featured in the Toronto Star and Metroland Media. Growing up in the Toronto area, Sarah obtained an advanced diploma in journalism at Durham College, later working as news editor at the Fulcrum newspaper while she completed a psychology degree with honours at the University of Ottawa. Sarah has covered a broad range of topics from crises in youth mental health to the suspicious death of a Bengal tiger along the outskirts of Algonquin Park.

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