Fantino testified at the preliminary hearing that he gave Brant a deadline, and was prepared to move in if the protesters didn't lift the blockades. He said he believed the public interest demanded that the highway be reopened.There's a breath of fresh air.
"There were in fact plans underway at that time for a forced removal of the blockade, were there?" Rosenthal asked him during his testimony.
"Yes, there was," Fantino replied.
"There comes a time when the balance of the greater public good shifts, and the feeling was that under the circumstances, this situation could no longer continue, and we were, in fact, preparing to move on the blockades."
*