Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is urging the federal government to lift all COVID-19 mandates following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent announcement that he would revoke the Emergencies Act. “Now, with a clear end to the use of the Emergencies Act, it is time for a clear end to mandates and restrictions,” Moe said in a series…
Saskatchewan Premier Calls on Trudeau Government to End Federal COVID-19 Mandates
‘Scared and Intimidated’: Policing Under Emergencies Act Worries Protesters in Saskatchewan, Ontario
The extraordinary powers granted by the Emergencies Act raised concerns among some legal experts and regular Canadians as to what the implications are for the right to peacefully protest. The concerns remain even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who invoked the act on Feb. 14, revoked it on Feb. 23, 10 days later, saying the situation…
Ottawa Lawyer Says Convoy Protest Donors May Have Accounts Frozen, Despite RCMP’s Claims Otherwise
Despite the RCMP saying that information on donors to the Freedom Convoy protest is not being forwarded to banks under the Emergencies Act, an Ottawa defence lawyer says banks may act of their own accord and freeze the accounts of a wide range of protest supporters, including donors. In a Feb. 21 statement, RCMP said that…
Canada’s Trudeau Revokes Use of Emergencies Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today he is revoking the use of the Emergencies Act, saying the situation is no longer an emergency. The Prime Minister defended invoking the Act in the first place, saying “It was the responsible and necessary thing to do.” He made the announcement during a press conference in Ottawa on…
$7.8M Frozen: Targeting of Convoy Supporters’ Bank Accounts Draws Fire at Finance Committee
Opposition MPs are criticizing the government’s freezing of Canadians’ bank accounts without a court order under Emergencies Act measures after it was revealed that at least 206 accounts totalling $7.8 million have been frozen due to support of the Freedom Convoy. Government officials were questioned on the issue during a Finance Committee (FINA) meeting on…
Former Sergeant-at-Arms Says Enforcement Without Dialogue a ‘Naive’ Strategy in Resolving Truckers’ Protest
A former head of security for the House of Commons said it is “naive” to think that enforcement alone can resolve protests against COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa and elsewhere, as the federal government pursues an extension of the Emergencies Act to deal with the matter. In a series of posts on Twitter, former Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin…
Government to Withhold Classified Information Justifying Emergencies Act From Parliamentary Review Committee
The government will not allow a committee of parliamentarians tasked with reviewing the application of the Emergencies Act to access the classified information it is using to justify keeping the measures in place, senators heard as they debated the motion to maintain the public order emergency on Feb. 22. The Senate began debating on Feb….
Lawyers Urge Parliamentarians Not to Pass Emergencies Act Motion, as Senators Debate the Matter
A group of lawyers says the use of the Emergencies Act by the federal government is not warranted, and failing to meet its strict criteria before invoking it undermines the rule of law and civil liberties. The motion was passed in the House of Commons on the night of Feb. 21. The act must also…
Civil Liberties Group ‘Disappointed’ With Liberals for Making Vote on Emergencies Act a Confidence Matter
A Canadian civil liberties group said it is “disappointed” with the Liberal government’s move to make voting on the use of the Emergencies Act a matter of confidence. “We are deeply disappointed the government chose to make tonight’s vote a matter of confidence. This morning, we asked the government to revoke the emergency declaration and…
Is Canada Becoming North America’s Cuba?
Commentary Canada is leaving the Western world. In terms of all-encompassing government, suppression of dissent and the denial of fundamental human rights to many of its citizens, Canada is now more similar to Cuba than to any free country. Canada may eventually return to Western civilization, but as of this writing, the majority of Canadians…
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