The Council of the Federation can be divided on partisan and regional lines, but yesterday Canada's 13 premiers came to a quick consensus on a key message to the federal government: now is not the time for the federal Emergencies Act. A senior federal official told CBC News that Ottawa may repeatedly consult the provinces on the issue of the Emergencies Act without ever having to invoke it. It was a stance Trudeau repeated when asked about the Emergencies Act during his daily briefing on Friday. No one can think of anything the federal government would use the Emergencies Act for that would do more good than harm, said one source. 6:21According to the Prime Minister's Office, Trudeau talked about the importance of having discussions regarding the Emergencies Act.

Source: CBC News April 10, 2020 15:19 UTC