OTTAWA — A group involved in the Emergencies Act case says Chief Justice Richard Wagner should consider recusing himself from upcoming Supreme Court deliberations on the appeal because comments he made about the Freedom Convoy suggest he may be biased against the protestors. The group argues it could be “inappropriate” for Wagner to participate in any appeal process involving the government’s use of the act during 2022 Freedom Convoy blockades because of those comments. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“Justice Wagner made comments with respect to the participants in the Freedom Convoy 2022 protests that could lead to an apprehension of bias,” reads the filing. On the same day, Canadian Frontline Nurses and Nagle filed their own application to the SCC appealing a lower-court decision to deny them standing in the aforementioned Emergencies Act challenge. Some of the comments raised by the Canadian Frontline Nurses date back to an April 2022 interview Wagner gave to Montreal-based newspaper Le Devoir.

Source: National Post March 18, 2026 23:08 UTC