The public inquiry is hearing from the former deputy minister of public safety about whether the department prepared for the protest’s arrival in Ottawa
Senior federal civil servants are testifying for the first time at the commission investigating the Liberal government’s history-making decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter., which replaced the War Measures Act in 1988, on Feb. 14, arguing its temporary and extraordinary powers were needed to end blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings.
The Public Order Emergency Commission, which is holding hearings in Ottawa until Nov. 25, is tasked with determining whether the government was justified in triggering the legislation. This week the commission is expected to hear from key witnesses, including RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and Jody Thomas, who is Trudeau’s national security adviser.
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Commission counsel to Justice Paul Rouleau to present new reports at Emergencies Act inquiryThe Rouleau inquiry begins a fourth week of testimony into whether the federal government was justified in resorting to emergency measures to end the “Freedom Convoy” blockades.
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Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal ConservativesSome federal Conservatives are concerned that Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s ongoing labour dispute with CUPE education workers is negative portraying federal Conservatives, and putting them at a disadvantage in the upcoming Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say some Conservatives. “The strike and the notwithstanding clause is going to create a perception that these Conservatives are black-hearted accountants,” said one veteran Toronto-area Conservative, who spoke to The Hill Times on a not-for-attribution basis to speak their mind. “This is going to be a serious problem for us in this byelection.” Another Conservative source who is following the byelection closely echoed the same view. Both sources said this is the third time in a general or a byelection since 2018 that Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have hamstrung their federal cousins, given most Ontarians do associate the provincial and federal Conservatives. Sources said the Conservatives were in a similar situation prior to the 2019 federal election because of Ford’s then-controversial budgetary cuts in education, public health, legal aid, child care, library services, and a number of others, which caused a slide in their popularity. This gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) an open shot against then-Conservative leader Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.). Prior to the 2021 election, Ford announced publicly that he would stay neutral, and instructed his cabinet ministers and staff not to take any sides. This did not go over well with his federal counterparts, who accused him of rooting for the Liberals. In the 338-member House of Commons, more than one-third of the seats belong to Ontario MPs. The provincial and federal Ontario riding boundaries are almost the same. Ford won the 2018 and 2022 provincial elections with landslide majorities, which does give the federal Conservatives hope. Currently, the Liberals are behind Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s (Carleton, Ont.) party in nation
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