Commentary The Rouleau inquiry into Canada’s use of the Emergencies Act in Ottawa is about half done. The public airing of grievances has been going for weeks and while it has been intriguing to observe, is it bringing us any closer to resolution? We have watched a long line of convoy participants take the stand…
Cory Morgan: Emergencies Act Commission Testimonies Give a Chance for Closure if Nothing Else
November 7, 2022
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Trudeau Repeats That ‘International Partners’ Expressed Concern Over Convoy When Asked About Invoking Emergencies Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that “international partners” had expressed concern about the Freedom Convoy protests in the lead-up to the federal government’s invoking of the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14. “Quite frankly, there were concerns expressed by international partners as well, seeing the illegal occupations of border crossings, of sites across the country,”…
Police Viewed Tools, Tire Irons as Weapons That Could Be Used by Freedom Convoy Protesters
Weapons among Freedom Convoy protesters, as claimed by the Ottawa Police Service in past reports, could include items such as tire irons or tools, a parliamentary special committee heard on Nov. 3 “A weapon can be many things,” said acting deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service Patricia Ferguson while testifying before the Special Joint Committee on…
Police Called Convoy Protest ‘Calm, Festive’ on Same Day Emergencies Act Was Invoked: Internal Memo
The Ontario Provincial Police in an internal memo described the Freedom Convoy as “calm, festive and family oriented” on the same day the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act. “The mood today was again calm, festive and family oriented,” read the memo “Operational Intelligence Report” dated Feb. 14, and included among OPP intelligence briefings filed…
Public Safety Minister Was ‘Very Persistent’ Speaking to RCMP About Convoy Protest: Lucki
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino was “very persistent” in speaking with the RCMP about their handling of the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa after the Emergencies Act was invoked, according to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. “My Minister very persistent,” Lucki said, as quoted in minutes of a Feb. 15 teleconference with the Ontario Provincial Police…
Ottawa Police Distributed Memo Falsely Claiming Foreign Extremists Funded Freedom Convoy
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) sent around a memo that claimed the Freedom Convoy was funded by foreign extremists just one week before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14. “Funding appears to be coming from a host of U.S. and international sources,” read the memo titled “Examining U.S. Support and Funding…
Trudeau Pushes Back on Challenge to Use of Emergencies Act After Position of Police Forces Revealed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Wednesday on recent challenges to the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in February after both the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they could have cleared Freedom Convoy protesters without emergency powers, and it was revealed that RCMP commissioner had said not all…
House Committee Will Question OPP Over ‘Conflicting’ Freedom Convoy Testimonies
A House of Commons committee voted Monday to question Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officials on “conflicting” testimonies concerning whether or not the Freedom Convoy constituted a national emergency. NDP MP Alistair MacGregor presented a motion during a public safety committee meeting on Oct. 24 demanding that OPP officials explain why they told the committee in March that…
Emergencies Act Inquiry: Revelations and Stances in the First Week
Since it began on Oct. 13, the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act has delivered some surprises and revelations as witnesses take the stand and internal government documents get released. Among the revelations are behind-the-scenes discussions between the different levels of government and intelligence on preparations for the convoy’s arrival…
Federal Government Will Ensure Canadians See Why Emergencies Act Was Needed, Trudeau Says on Inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will ensure Canadians see that the Emergencies Act was necessary, as the public inquiry into the use of the measure hears testimony over the next several weeks. “We’re going to make sure that Canadians see the situation we were facing and how the tools we used were appropriate,”…
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