A federal commission is to report today on the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act against protests early last year.
Public Order Emergency Commission's Commissioner Paul Rouleau speaks to counsel during a witnesses' testimony, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Ottawa. A federal commission is set to report today on the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act against protests that paralyzed the streets around Parliament Hill and jammed several Canadian border points early last year.
The Public Order Emergency Commission report, to be tabled in Parliament, draws on about 300 hours of testimony and some 9,000 documents entered into evidence over seven weeks. 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.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.But 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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