OTTAWA, Kan. — When the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act in February 2022, it created several extraordinary powers hoping to clear protests…
Among the tasks assigned to the Public Order Emergencies Commission was to examine whether the specific powers the act granted were appropriate and effective.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
But he also said it was the measure that most directly affected the constitutional rights of protesters. Rouleau also said it could be argued the restrictions should have applied only in Ontario, the one province with large-scale protests still ongoing when the act was invoked. What Rouleau said: This was an appropriate measure considering the circumstances, and that likely most, or even all, tow truck operators would have refused to help without being forced to do so.What the measure did: It allowed the Canada Border Services Agency to exclude foreign nationals from entering Canada if they were suspected of coming to join the blockades.
“In this light, it was reasonable to consider that individuals would come to Canada to physically join the protests, and it was appropriate to take measures to prevent this,” Rouleau wrote. What Rouleau said: The measure was appropriate because the protests in Ottawa protesters were only able to become so entrenched as a result of the supports they were receiving, and blocking access to new funds made it harder for them to keep protesting.
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