Conservative leadership contender Jean Charest took aim at rival candidate Pierre Poilievre Friday, saying Poilievre’s support for the Freedom Convoy “disqualifies” him to be the next prime minister for Canada. In an interview on CTV Morning Live on April 8, Charest accused Poilievre of encouraging “people breaking the laws” due to his support for the…
Charest Accuses Poilievre of Backing ‘People Breaking the Laws’ for Supporting Freedom Convoy
Charest Claims Poilievre’s Support of Freedom Convoy ‘Disqualifies’ Him for the Job of PM
Conservative leadership contender Jean Charest took aim at rival candidate Pierre Poilievre on April 8, saying the MP’s support for the Freedom Convoy “disqualifies” him to be the next prime minister for Canada. In an interview on CTV Morning Live, Charest accused Poilievre of encouraging “people breaking the laws” due to his support for the…
Law Prof Hopes Public Pressure, Legal Action Will Bring Disclosure on Emergencies Act
News Analysis Questions regarding how the Liberal government decided to use the Emergencies Act deserve answers, says a Canadian law professor, who hopes that legal action and public pressure will bring disclosure. In an interview with The Epoch Times, Ryan Alford, a law professor at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., said the requests for…
Efforts Needed to Avoid Using Emergencies Act Again in Similar Circumstances, Says Act Creator
The creator of the Emergencies Act would not say if its Feb. 14 invocation by the Liberal government was justified to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests and blockades, but he said it is such a “blunt” tool that efforts should be made to avoid using it in similar circumstances in the future. Perrin Beatty,…
Efforts Needed to Avoid Using Emergencies Act Again in Similar Circumstances, Says Act’s Creator
The creator of the Emergencies Act would not say if its Feb. 14 invocation by the Liberal government was justified to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests and blockades, but he said it is such a “blunt” tool that efforts should be made to avoid using it in similar circumstances in the future. Perrin Beatty,…
As the Case for Invoking Emergencies Act Unravels, the Feds Double Down
With the benefit of hindsight and questions in parliamentary committees, the federal government’s case for invoking the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa is unraveling. Rather than considering some introspection and learning from their errors though, federal officials and senior bureaucrats appear determined to double down by creating and offering…
European Lawmakers Condemn Trudeau’s Handling of Freedom Convoy Protest
In response to Justin Trudeau’s March 23 address to the European Parliament, several lawmakers came out strongly against the prime minister’s handling of the Freedom Convoy protest, comparing his actions to those of a dictatorship. The criticism in Europe initially began around the time the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, leading…
Freezing of Accounts Under Emergencies Act Caused Panic Withdrawals: Credit Union Association
The directive on how to apply the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act after it ordered financial institutions to freeze Freedom Convoy supporters’ accounts was ill-defined and left credit unions “scrambling,” a Commons committee heard on March 17. On a few occasions, customers also withdrew millions to avoid the punitive measure. Martha Durdin, president…
What Canada Can Learn From Britain’s Escape From the European Union
Commentary When the United Kingdom finally left the European Union following the Brexit vote in 2016, the greatest insult the EU mandarins could deploy was to call the British people “retro-nationalists.” The sentiment was intended to be shameful, as though the Brits were some uncouth failed social experiment that simply lacked the sophistication and poise…
Russian Money Not Behind Freedom Convoy, Says GoFundMe
Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe says Russia played no role in the financing of the Freedom Convoy as it was testifying before the House Finance Committee Thursday, with a Liberal MP suggesting it was the case. Liberal MP Sophie Chatel prefaced her questioning of GoFundMe by saying that Russia has been “engaged in misinformation warfare for years”…
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