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Did Justin Trudeau need the controversial Emergencies Act to stop the ‘Freedom Convoy’? A judge will hear the arguments for and against this week
Rouleau’s inquiry is legally required under the Emergences Act itself, and will also look at the special powers created in the process. At the political level, the federal government has had to defend its controversial use of the Emergencies Act against charges from the opposition Conservatives and civil liberties groups that it was an unnecessary overreach. The public hearings will dredge through all of this, and perhaps more, over six weeks of televised testimony. The Liberals, meanwhile, have expressed confidence their case for using the Emergencies Act will be vindicated. The NDP supported the invocation of the Emergencies Act eight months ago, but Green said the Liberals still haven’t made the case why its use was necessary.
Source: thestar October 10, 2022 05:53 UTC
