The Higgs government's plan to give itself, and police, sweeping new emergency powers is facing a wave of criticism, leading a senior official to invite opposition MLAs to propose changes to the bill. Under the emergency law, the declaration has to be renewed by the cabinet every two weeks. Urquhart's bill, introduced Wednesday, will amend the emergency law itself. Nicole O'Byrne, a law professor at the University of New Brunswick, says it's unwise for government to amend emergency powers in an emergency. (CBC)O'Byrne says it's unwise for a government to amend emergency powers during an emergency.

Source: CBC News June 11, 2020 17:05 UTC