OTTAWA — A federal commission is to report today on the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act against protests that paralyzed the streets around…
Justice Paul Rouleau’s report will address whether the government’s emergency declaration was justified and make recommendations likely to spark lively debate about how to update the legislation.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Trudeau told reporters Thursday evening that he doesn’t expect the findings to change his government’s credibility with the public. The usually sedate streets around Parliament were transformed by blaring rig horns, diesel fumes, makeshift encampments, and even a hot tub and bouncy castle as people settled in.
In the ensuing days, authorities towed away trucks, arrested more than 200 people — including key organizers in Ottawa — and laid hundreds of charges.Article contentBut was the act needed — or even used — to disperse protesters and free up border points? The commission heard that CSIS did not believe the protests met the threshold of being a threat to Canada’s security — at least in the context of its own governing legislation.
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