RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki said in the early hours of Feb. 14, the day the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests, that not all existing legal tools to deal with the protests had yet been exhausted. “I am of the view that we have not yet exhausted all available tools that…
NDP Unlikely to Withdraw Support for Liberals Regardless of Result of Emergencies Act Inquiry, Says Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said it is unlikely that his party will retract support for the Liberal government even if the Public Order Emergency Commission concludes that the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protest earlier this year is unjustified. Speaking in an interview with CTV News, Singh said…
Lawyers for Emergencies Act Inquiry Summon Premier Doug Ford to Appear as Witness
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones have been summoned to appear as witnesses at the public inquiry examining the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act, after they declined to voluntarily appear. Lawyers for the Public Order Emergency Commission say they asked Ford and Jones to sit down for an interview on…
No Need for Emergencies Act, Says Senior OPP Officer Involved in Planning Freedom Convoy Removal
A senior officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) involved in planning the takedown of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa last winter says that invoking the Emergencies Act was not necessary to clear the protest. “We had some help with [the provincial declaration of emergency] and the Emergencies Act, but in my humble opinion, we…
Parliamentary Committee Votes Against Disclosing Unredacted Documents on Feds’ Actions Against Freedom Convoy
A special joint parliamentary committee has voted to block the release of uncensored documents that detail the federal government’s rationale for invoking the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy. Sponsored by Bloc Québécois MP Rhéal Fortin, the motion that federal agencies “be required to provide the committee with unredacted versions of those documents” was defeated…
Testimony From Ottawa Mayor, City Officials Prompt Call for Doug Ford to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Civil liberties advocacy groups are calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to testify at the inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Ottawa Coalition are requesting Ford and Solicitor-General Sylvia Jones to testify due to the testimony of Ottawa city…
Testimony From Ottawa Mayor, City Officials Prompts Call for Doug Ford to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Civil liberties advocacy groups are calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to testify at the inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Ottawa Coalition are requesting Ford and Solicitor-General Sylvia Jones to testify due to the testimony of Ottawa city…
Cory Morgan: For All Their Misinformation Rhetoric, Testimony Shows Feds Are Guilty of the Same on Emergencies Act
Commentary Misinformation has been a buzzword often used by the government as they try to justify intrusive legislation created to control information on the internet such as Bill-C11. While the government appears cognizant that social media can be an unreliable source of information, they don’t hesitate to embrace questionable information from the internet when it…
OPP Intelligence Head Concerned With False Allegations of Extremism by Politicians, Media Against Convoy Protesters
The head of Ontario Provincial Police’s intelligence unit says he was concerned with false allegations of extremism against convoy protesters by politicians and the media. “I was concerned by comments made publicly by public figures and in the media that I believed were not premised in fact,” Supt. Pat Morris, head of OPP’s Provincial Operations Intelligence…
Emergencies Act Inquiry: Revelations and Stances in the First Week
Since it began on Oct. 13, the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act has delivered some surprises and revelations as witnesses take the stand and internal government documents get released. Among the revelations are behind-the-scenes discussions between the different levels of government and intelligence on preparations for the convoy’s arrival…
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