Canadian civil liberties and constitutional rights groups say they intend to take the federal government to court over its use of the Emergencies Act to deal with the ongoing protests against COVID-19 mandates. In a press release issued on Feb. 17, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) announced it is launching a legal challenge to the…
Civil Liberties, Constitutional Rights Groups Say They’ll Take Legal Action Against Government’s Emergencies Act
Civil Liberties, Constitutional Rights Groups Launch Legal Challenges Against Ottawa’s Invocation of Emergencies Act
Canadian civil liberties and constitutional rights groups say they intend to take the federal government to court over its use of the Emergencies Act to deal with the ongoing protests against COVID-19 mandates. In a press release issued on Feb. 17, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) announced it is launching a legal challenge to the…
Opposition Presses for Proof of Justification as House Debates Emergencies Act
The government framed its defence of invoking the Emergencies Act in House debates Thursday principally on the need to clear border blockades that are already over, as the opposition pressed to hear evidence to justify the measure of last resort. “The blockades and occupations are illegal. They’re a threat to our economy and relationship with…
Photo Report: Protesters Remain in Ottawa as Government Invokes Emergencies Act
The Canadian government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 in response to protests and blockades in Ottawa and elsewhere in the country. Protesters remained in the nation’s capital on Feb. 17, continuing their demonstration against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The following photos of the protest near Parliament Hill were taken on Feb. 17, 2022.
Banks Have Started Freezing Accounts of Some Involved in Protests, Canada’s Deputy PM Says
The RCMP have started sharing names of individuals and corporations, as well as their cryptocurrency wallets, with financial institutions to freeze the accounts of some people involved with convoy blockades and protests, federal ministers say. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters in a press conference on Feb. 17 that information is now being shared by law…
‘Extreme and Authoritarian Measure’: Freedom Convoy Spokesman on Trudeau’s Emergencies Act
A spokesman for the Freedom Convoy protesters says the legal wording contained in the new emergency proclamation issued Feb. 15 by the federal government allows for peaceful protest, which they have been doing, and any “illegal order” to the police to stop them from protesting amounts to “tyranny.” “Under the order, Canadians continue to be allowed…
‘Extreme and Authoritarian Measure’: Freedom Convoy on Trudeau’s Emergencies Act
The Freedom Convoy says the legal wording contained in the new emergency proclamation issued Tuesday night by the federal government allows for peaceful protest, which they have been doing, and any “illegal order” to the police to stop them from protesting amounts to “tyranny.” “Under the order, Canadians continue to be allowed to come to Ottawa…
Ottawa’s New Financial Powers to Quash Trucker Protests an Unnecessary Overreach, Critics Say
The federal government’s move to use broad new financial powers to quash the trucker protests is being called an extreme and unnecessary overreach by financial crime experts, while it remains unclear how banks will be directed to choke off funding. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Feb. 14 that crowdfunding platforms and the payment services…
Ottawa’s Power to Freeze Protesters’ Bank Accounts Under Emergencies Act Sets Dangerous Precedent: Critics
The federal government’s move to use broad new financial powers to quash the trucker protests is being called an extreme and unnecessary overreach by financial crime experts, while it remains unclear how banks will be directed to choke off funding. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Feb. 14 that crowdfunding platforms and the payment services…
Ottawa Police’s Notice Threatening Legal Charges to Protesters Is Different From Fed’s Proclamation: Lawyer
A lawyer for the organizers of the truckers’ protest in Ottawa says the police seem to be preparing to remove the protesters by force, after the police started to distribute a notice telling the protesters to go home or they that would otherwise face criminal charges. The notice comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on…
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