An Ontario court has denied bail for Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the Freedom Convoy protest that took place in Ottawa’s downtown core opposing federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. An Ottawa court judge issued the decision on Feb. 22, after Lich said during a hearing that she would give up advocacy of the…
If We Forget We Elect Legislators, Not Governments, We’re in Trouble
Commentary People had endless fun mocking Ottawa “Freedom Convoy” protesters’ limited grasp of how government works. That infamous “Memorandum of Understanding” did more work than the lonely Confederate flag briefly visible on the first day in substituting scorn for understanding. But it’s sobering to reflect on how little the critics know either. Including about the…
Voting Along Party Lines, Canada’s House of Commons Passes Liberal Government’s Emergencies Act Motion
Voting along party lines, a majority of MPs in the House of Commons on Feb. 21 voted to approve the extraordinary and temporary measures in the Emergencies Act invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The governing Liberals and the NDP voted to pass the motion for confirmation of the declaration of emergency, while the Conservatives…
Canada’s House of Commons Passes Govt’s Emergencies Act Motion; Vote Split Along Party Lines
Voting along party lines, a majority of MPs in the House of Commons voted on Feb. 21 to approve the extraordinary and temporary measures in the Emergencies Act invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The governing Liberals and the NDP voted to pass the motion for confirmation of the declaration of emergency, while the Conservatives and…
Tory and Bloc MPs Say Emergencies Act Unwarranted, While Liberals and NDP Cite Protesters’ Views in Supporting Use of the Act
As MPs debated the historical decision by the federal government to invoke the Emergencies Act, some trends emerged in the arguments put forward by both camps. Some Conservative and Bloc Quebecois MPs said the standard hadn’t been met to implement the measure, while some Liberal and NDP MPs cited the political views attributed to the protesters…
Liberal MP Uncertain If Emergencies Act Is Warranted
A Liberal MP says he is uncertain if the use of the Emergencies Act is warranted, but says he may have to vote in favour of it due to “the fact it is now a confidence vote.” In a speech on Feb. 21, Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith said he has concerns about the invocation of…
After Ottawa Mayor Says Emergencies Act Gives Power to Sell Towed Vehicles to Cover Protest Costs, Deputy PM Affirms Cities Have Certain Powers Under the Act
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Emergencies Acts gives powers not only to the feds but also to municipalities and provinces, after Ottawa’s mayor said two days earlier said that he wanted the vehicles towed during police operations against protesters to be sold to cover the city’s costs incurred by the protests of the…
Ottawa Mayor Says Can Sell Protest Trucks Using Emergencies Act; Freeland Affirms Cities Have Certain Powers
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Emergencies Acts gives powers not only to the feds but also to municipalities and provinces, after Ottawa’s mayor said two days earlier said that he wanted the vehicles towed during police operations against protesters to be sold to cover the city’s costs incurred by the protests of the…
Group Involved in Ottawa Protest Asks Court to Halt Federal Use of Emergencies Act
A group involved in the protest against COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa is asking a court to put the breaks on the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to clamp down on demonstrators. In submissions to the Federal Court on Feb. 18, Canadian Frontline Nurses (CFN) and its member Kristen Nagle are seeking an injunction to…
Trudeau Doubles Down on Use of Emergencies Act After Ottawa Protest Cleared
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government will continue pursuing the Emergencies Act even though the protesters have now been largely cleared from downtown Ottawa and the blockades at several Canada-U.S. border crossings were cleared and had been reopened since before the act was invoked. At a press conference on Feb. 21, Trudeau used pointed language…
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