Emergencies Act inquiry: Commissioner warns against ‘adversarial’ proceedings
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Here’s what the first day of hearings tells us about what we can expect from the inquiry going forward.The overall question the commission will seek to answer is whether the use of the Emergencies Act was justified. With various parties bringing a range of perspectives to the table, Rouleau said he’s prepared for fireworks.“While this is not an adversarial proceeding, I recognize that different points of view will be forcefully advanced,” he said.
“It is our view that there was no justification whatsoever to invoke the Emergencies Act,” said Brendan Miller, counsel to the “Freedom Corp” group that represents convoy organizers, speaking at Thursday’s inquiry.“None of the powers that were created under the federal Emergencies Act were necessary.
Counsel for Peter Sloly, who resigned as Ottawa police chief during the protest amid community outcry in response to his handling of the convoy, echoed his former police service’s position. People protesting COVID-19 public health measures descended on downtown Ottawa in February, as well as multiple border crossings, and dug in for weeks. City streets in Ottawa were snarled and businesses were forced to shut their doors as residents were subjected to non-stop honking.Civil liberties group says feds’ use of Emergencies Act was ‘unlawful’
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