Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Nov. 25 that he did not make previous derogatory comments towards the unvaccinated and that he was rather targeting those who spread “misinformation” on public health issues. “I did not call people who are unvaccinated names,” he said. “I highlighted there is a difference between…
Trudeau Denies at Inquiry Making Previous Derogatory Comments About the Unvaccinated
Trudeau Says Threshold to Invoke Emergencies Should Not Be Lower Than for CSIS to Launch an Investigation
The threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act should not be lower than for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to launch a national security investigation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 25. “I would put to you that when invoking the Emergencies Act … the level of thresholds of…
Trudeau Says No Minister or Official Spoke up Against Invoking Emergencies Act
No Liberal minister or federal official spoke out against the invocation of the Emergencies Act during two key meetings where it was discussed, hence creating a consensus for its use, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 25. “My expectation is always, if you have significant disagreements, this is…
Feds Will Not Provide Emergencies Act Inquiry the Legal Advice They Received for Use of Act: Justice Minister
November 25, 2022
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The initial legal opinion formed by the federal government to justify invoking the Emergencies Act last February will not be revealed to the public inquiry, implied Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti as he testified on Nov. 23. “I think we have done our best to provide all the information we can. The section…
‘Economic Harm’ No Ground for National Emergency, Says Civil Liberties Group After Freeland’s Testimony
A civil liberties advocacy group says that “economic harm” is not grounds to declare a national emergency, in reaction to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s testimony at the Emergencies Act inquiry on Nov. 24. “The Emergencies Act and the CSIS act do not contemplate economic harm as a national emergency,” said Cara Zwibel of the…
Bank CEOs Suggested Designating Freedom Convoy Protesters as Terrorists to Facilitate Financial Sanctions
November 24, 2022
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The CEOs of major Canadian banks suggested to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland that Freedom Convoy protesters should be designated as terrorists to facilitate imposing financial sanctions, according to a readout of the call between Freeland and bank executives on Feb. 13. “Let me start by saying all options are on…
Justice Minister Said Emergencies Act Revoked to ‘Stay Ahead of NDP and Senators’: Text Messages
Justice Minister David Lametti told a fellow Liberal MP on Feb. 23 that the government revoked the Emergencies Act because the NDP and senators were not supportive as there was no longer any emergency, according to text messages entered as evidence at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 23. “I am glad we ended…
Top Ministers Joked About Sending Tanks Against Freedom Convoy Protesters
Two ministers with key portfolios in the Trudeau government joked about sending tanks against the Freedom Convoy a few days after the trucker-led protest had settled in Ottawa, according to text messages. “How many tanks are you asking for,” wrote Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to Justice Minister David Lametti on Feb. 2. “I Just…
Mendicino Says Can’t Recall When He Saw Lucki’s Advice That Not All Tools Were Exhausted Before Declaration of Emergency
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Nov. 22 he couldn’t recall when he became aware of RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s advice that not all tools had been exhausted to clear the cross-country protests and blockades. Lucki wrote an email to Mendicino’s chief of staff Mike Jones before the Liberal cabinet…
PR Firm Denies Allegation That Its Employee Was the One Carrying Nazi Flag During Freedom Convoy
November 22, 2022
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Strategic communications firm Enterprise Canada is denying that one of its employees had carried a Nazi flag during the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, after the allegation was made by a lawyer representing some of the convoy organizers at the Emergencies Act inquiry. Brendan Miller, a lawyer for the protest organizers, said at the inquiry…
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