Commentary People were aghast at the behaviour of a small group of protesters who recently surrounded NDP leader Jagmeet Singh at a Peterborough, Ontario, provincial election campaign event. The protesters were intimidating and pressing as they shouted a string of obscenities at Singh and followed him to a waiting van. Few rational people condone that…
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RCMP Commissioner Contradicts Feds’ Claim Law Enforcement Advised Using Emergencies Act
The RCMP told a parliamentary committee on May 10 that it did not advise on or request the invocation of the Emergencies Act in February, and was also not aware of any other policing body that did so. Among the justifications cited by the Liberal government for invoking the emergency measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
To Win Public Confidence in Emergencies Act Inquiry, Transparency is Vital, Says the Law’s Creator
Former defence minister Perrin Beatty, who drafted the Emergencies Act in the 1980s to replace the controversial War Measures Act, says transparency is crucial in the government’s inquiry into the invocation of emergency powers earlier this year. The inquiry may be able to make its conclusions without interfering with cabinet confidence, but it will be…
Freezing of Convoy Protesters’ Accounts Was Not Verified by Finance Department, Official Says
The Department of Finance relied on the financial institutions’ “good faith” in the freezing of accounts of individuals participating or supporting the Freedom Convoy this winter and did not verify if the measure was being applied properly, Isabelle Jacques, assistant deputy minister of finance, told the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency (DEDC)…
Emergency Was ‘Charter Compliant’ Says Minister While Refusing to Provide Supporting Analysis
Canada’s minister of justice testified before a special joint committee on April 26 that the first-time invocation of the Emergencies Act and associated measures by his government were “Charter compliant,” yet he does not intend to provide the committee with supporting analysis. Throughout the meeting of the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency,…
‘Competing Interests’: Liberals Raise Security Concerns With Emergencies Act Review
A senior Liberal minister says the government has “two competing interests” when it comes to sharing information about its use of the Emergencies Act: transparency and protecting national security. Government House leader Mark Holland was responding this morning to questions about what information the Liberals will provide to a judge tapped to lead an independent…
Feds Launch Public Inquiry Into Use of Emergencies Act During Freedom Convoy Protests
The Liberal government has officially launched an independent public inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act to remove Freedom Convoy demonstrators in Ottawa earlier this year. Ontario Appeal Court Justice Paul S. Rouleau has been named commissioner of the inquiry and must provide a final report to the federal government by Feb. 20, 2023….
Ottawa Launches Inquiry Into Use of Emergencies Act to Clear Convoy Protests
The Liberal government has officially launched an independent public inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act to remove Freedom Convoy demonstrators in Ottawa earlier this year. Ontario Appeal Court Justice Paul S. Rouleau has been named commissioner of the inquiry and must provide a final report to the federal government by Feb. 20, 2023….
Civil Liberties Groups Demand Feds Allow Robust Inquiry Into Use of Emergencies Act
As the federal government calls a public inquiry into the use of the Emergency Act, a diverse coalition of civil society groups is watching closely to ensure the investigation is broad in scope and independent. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Act for the first time since its creation on Feb. 14 in response to…
Parliamentarians Were Working Behind the Scenes to Repeal State of Emergency Order: Senator
A movement by MPs and senators was underway to have the public order emergency to end the trucker protest repealed before the Liberal government revoked it on Feb. 23, says Sen. Marilou McPhedran. “Just to point out that the day on which the declaration was ended by the government, there was already a movement among…
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