Commentary Well, at least Prime Minister Trudeau is in a state of calm. Indeed he has, we’re told, achieved an abundance of bliss. “I am absolutely, absolutely serene,” he said on Nov. 25 during his testimony at the Rouleau inquiry into declaration of the Emergencies Act in February. Not just “absolutely serene.” But “absolutely, absolutely.”…
Peter Stockland: Trudeau Called for Dialogue During Indigenous Rail Blockade, but Assailed Convoy Protesters With Emergencies Act
MP Candice Bergen Disputes Media Interpretation of Call With PM Amid Convoy Protest
November 27, 2022
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Some media outlets suggested over the past week that former Conservative interim leader and MP Candice Bergen said one thing in public about dialogue with the Freedom Convoy amid its protests last winter but expressed a different view in a private conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In response, Bergen took to Twitter on Nov….
MP Candice Bergen Criticizes Trudeau’s ‘Mischaracterization’ of Their Phone Call Amid Convoy Protest
November 27, 2022
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Former Conservative interim leader and MP Candice Bergen is criticizing Prime Minster Justin Trudeau for what she said amounts to mischaracterization of a private phone conversation between the two amid the Freedom Convoy protests last winter. An interpretation of the Feb. 3 phone call by Katie Telford, Trudeau’s chief of staff, was followed by a…
‘An Amazing Feat’: Emergencies Act Inquiry Wraps up Six Weeks of Hearings
The inquiry probing the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to last winter’s weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests has wrapped up its public fact-finding hearings. The Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 75 witnesses, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, and introduced more than 7,000 documents into evidence over…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Take Stand at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Ottawa — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to appear today at the public inquiry probing his government’s decision to invoke emergency powers in response to last winter’s weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests. Trudeau’s testimony will cap six weeks of hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has already heard from seven Liberal ministers about why…
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…
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland to Testify on ‘Freedom Convoy’ at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Ottawa — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is next on the witness list at the public inquiry probing the federal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to weeks-long protests last winter. Freeland, who is also the federal finance minister, was the lead on emergency economic powers given to banks and other financial institutions…
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…
Solicitor-Client Privilege on Emergencies Act Creates ‘Black Box,’ Inquiry Hears
Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked solicitor–client privilege in his testimony at a public inquiry on Wednesday as he refused to reveal the legal basis for the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act earlier this year. That leaves a critical question so far unanswered: What legal advice did the federal government rely on to…
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