Tag: Emergencies Act Inquiry

Enterprise Canada Settles Lawsuit With Freedom Convoy Lawyer Over Nazi Flag Allegations

Months after Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller accused an Enterprise Canada employee of carrying a Nazi flag at the Ottawa trucker protest, the company announced it has resolved its defamation suit against Miller over the comments. During the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC)—which was tasked with determining the validity of the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies…


Author of Emergencies Act Says Government Should Release Legal Opinion for Invocation

The former minister under Brian Mulroney who oversaw the process to replace the War Measures Act with the Emergencies Act in 1988 says the Trudeau government should release the legal opinion it used to justify invoking the act last winter. “I believe the government should release the legal opinion it relied on,” tweeted former defence…


Inquiry Report Says Misinformation and Disinformation Played Clear Role in Convoy Protests

Social media served as an “accelerant” for the spread of impactful “misinformation and disinformation” during last winter’s protests of COVID-19 restrictions, says the report of the inquiry into the invocation of the Emergencies Act released on Feb. 17. “I have no doubt that misinformation about COVID-19 influenced the views of some protesters and how they…


Poilievre Condemns Trudeau Response to Convoy as Divisive, Following Release of Rouleau Report

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau divided Canadians by his speech and actions against the Freedom Convoy, despite Justice Paul Rouleau’s conclusion that the use of the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests was justifiable. In his press conference in Calgary on Feb. 17, Poilievre didn’t refute Rouleau’s finding, but accused the…


Trudeau Regrets Calling Protesters ‘Fringe Minority,’ Responds to Emergencies Act Inquiry Report

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 17 that he regretted calling Freedom Convoy protesters a “small fringe minority.” His comments came as part of his response to the newly released Public Order Emergency Commission’s report. While Commissioner Paul Rouleau said in his Feb. 17 report that the government was justified in invoking the Emergency’s Act…


Civil Liberties, Constitutional Groups React to Public Order Emergency Commission Report

Constitutional and civil liberties organizations expressed disagreement with the main conclusion of the Public Order Emergency Commission and said federal courts must rule on the legality of the Emergencies Act’s use against the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. Commissioner Paul Rouleau on Feb. 17 released the final report of the inquiry into the government’s use of…


Civil Liberties, Constitutional Freedom Groups React to Public Order Emergency Commission Report

Constitutional freedom and civil liberties organizations expressed disagreement with the main conclusion of the Public Order Emergency Commission and said federal courts must rule on the legality of the Emergencies Act’s use against the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. Commissioner Paul Rouleau on Feb. 17 released the final report of the inquiry into the government’s use…


Government Met the ‘Very High’ Threshold to Invoke Emergencies Act to Clear Convoy Protests: Commissioner

Commissioner Paul Rouleau says the federal government was justified in invoking the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests in February 2022. The inquiry was launched last year as required by law to evaluate the government’s use of the act. Rouleau’s report on the commission’s finding was tabled in Parliament on Feb. 17. Public Order Emergency…


Emergencies Act Inquiry to Release Its Report on Feb. 17

The report into the first-time use of the Emergencies Act by the Trudeau government last year will be tabled in Parliament on Feb. 17, the Public Order Emergency Commission has announced. After having presented the report to Parliament, Commissioner Paul Rouleau will read a statement which will be broadcast live on the inquiry’s website. The…


Emergencies Act Inquiry to Release Report on Feb. 17

The report into the first-time use of the Emergencies Act by the Trudeau government last year will be tabled in Parliament on Feb. 17, the Public Order Emergency Commission has announced. After having presented the report to Parliament, Commissioner Paul Rouleau will read a statement which will be broadcast live on the inquiry’s website. The…