Ex-CBSA head says officers couldn't stop 'Freedom Convoy' protesters entering Canada

The former head of the Canada Border Services Agency says he was surprised to learn last winter that officers did not have the authority to stop would-be protesters from entering the country. John Ossowski is testifying at the inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act, which was invoked in February after blockades of vehicles stopped traffic at a number of border crossings and gridlocked downtown Ottawa. He says border agents did stop a number of foreign nationals from com