Commentary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has subjected the Canadian population to the first and only invocation of the sweeping Emergencies Act without justification for a problem he created, deliberately exacerbated, and did nothing to resolve. Rather than outrage from progressive civil libertarians and most of the commentariat for this massive overreach (with the laudable exception…
Emergencies Act: An Autocratic Suspension of Civil Liberties Is a Dangerous Failure
Alberta to File Court Challenge Against Ottawa’s Use of Emergencies Act: Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he will be filing a court challenge against the Liberal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act, saying that it is unnecessary, disproportionate, and an intrusion into provincial jurisdiction. In a video posted on Twitter, Kenney said the federal government’s decision to invoke the Act, which gives authorities additional powers to…
Alberta to File Court Challenge Against Ottawa’s Use of Emergencies Act, Kenney Says
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he will be filing a court challenge against the Liberal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act, saying it is unnecessary, disproportionate, and an intrusion into provincial jurisdiction. In a video posted on Twitter, Kenney said the federal government’s decision to invoke the act, which gives authorities additional powers to oust…
‘At Least 76’ Bank Accounts Were Frozen Under Emergencies Act: Public Safety Minister
Dozens of financial accounts have been frozen since the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said. “At least 76” financial accounts have been frozen, which represents $3.2 million, associated with the ongoing protest in Ottawa opposing the federal government’s COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, Mendicino said in a virtual press conference…
At Least 76 Bank Accounts Have Been Frozen Under Emergencies Act in Canada: Public Safety Minister
Dozens of bank accounts have been frozen since the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said on Feb. 19. “At least 76” accounts have been frozen, which represents $3.2 million, associated with the ongoing protest in Ottawa opposing the federal government’s COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, Mendicino said in a virtual…
Invoking Emergencies Act Could Do ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Canadian Democracy, Kenney Tells Trudeau
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to voice opposition to the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to deal with the protesters in Ottawa, a move he said is “heavy-handed” and could do “irreparable harm” to Canadian democracy. In the letter, which Kenney posted on Twitter on Feb. 18, he…
Trudeau’s Invocation of Emergencies Act Could Have Long-Term Consequences for Canadians: Legal Experts
A group of legal experts say the invocation of the Emergencies Act by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could have serious consequences for Canadians, not just presently but for generations to come. “If this invocation of the Emergencies Act is valid, then governments have the power to declare emergencies and crush any peaceful protest, any dissent,…
Trudeau’s Invocation of Emergencies Act Could Have Serious Consequences for Canadians: Legal Experts
A group of legal experts say the invocation of the Emergencies Act by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could have serious consequences for Canadians, not just presently but for generations to come. “If this invocation of the Emergencies Act is valid, then governments have the power to declare emergencies and crush any peaceful protest, any dissent,…
Deputy Prime Minister Defends Ottawa’s Use of Emergencies Act
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland defended the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to deal with protesters in Ottawa, saying that they are trying to “usurp the authority” of the democratically elected government. Freeland made the remarks on Feb. 18, in a virtual press conference updating on the government actions to end the ongoing protests in…
Bergen Asks If Liberals Will Act ‘Urgently and Decisively’ to Deal With Attack on Coastal GasLink Site
Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen wonders how quickly the Liberal government will act to address the armed attack on security guards and equipment at a natural gas pipeline site in British Columbia this week. “This is deeply disturbing. Let’s see how urgently and decisively the Liberals deal with this,” Bergen said on Twitter Thursday. Bergen’s…
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