The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and other civil liberties groups argued in a federal court Monday that the government did not have sound statutory grounds to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests. “It was important to know if the legal threshold required to invoke the Emergencies Act was met,…
Court Challenge of Emergencies Act Invocation Begins
NS Court of Appeal Agrees Government Injunction to Deter Protest Against COVID Restrictions Was Too Broad
Nova Scotia’s court of appeal has ruled that a special order to deter a spring 2021 protest against COVID-19 restrictions in the province was too broad and granted without transparency or adequate justification. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) had challenged the order, called an injunction, which had been sought by the provincial attorney general…
Civil Liberties Group to Challenge Constitutionality of Ottawa’s Use of Emergencies Act in Upcoming Hearing
A civil liberties group says the federal government has yet to prove that the legal threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act earlier this year to address the Freedom Convoy protests was met, which will be the group’s focus in an upcoming public hearing. The Public Order Emergency Commission is scheduled to begin the hearing on Oct….
Civil Liberties Groups in Federal Court to Challenge Invocation of Emergencies Act
Two civil liberties groups have appeared in a federal court to seek the disclosure of unredacted documents that led to the federal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the Freedom Convoy protest earlier this year. The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) challenged the use of the…
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