Commentary While Prime Minister Trudeau often doesn’t appear to hold much regard for the views of Canadians, he is always very concerned about what the world outside of Canada thinks of him. Recently released documents summarizing meetings of the government’s incident response group and cabinet held in February indicate Trudeau warned cabinet ministers that international…
Cory Morgan: Trudeau Raising International Partners’ Concerns About Convoy Protest Adds to Questions on Use of Emergencies Act
August 16, 2022
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Charges Stayed for Freedom Convoy Protester Facing Up to 45 Days in Jail
A charity that promotes constitutional rights through litigation says it has successfully defended a Freedom Convoy protester who faced multiple offences, including up to 45 days in jail if convicted. In a press release on Aug. 15, The Democracy Fund (TDF) said its legal team succeeded in having multiple charges suspended for a client who…
Cory Morgan: Newly Released Court Docs Show Liberals’ Case for Using Emergencies Act Is Falling Apart
Commentary The Liberal government’s case for invoking the Emergencies Act in response to the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protests last February is falling apart and the formal inquiry into the use of the act hasn’t even begun yet. We are starting to see why the government repealed its own act mere days after invoking it and…
Convoy Leaders Potentially Willing to Leave if Gov’t Would ‘Register Their Message,’ Police Negotiator Said Before Emergencies Act: Document
Four days before the federal government announced it had invoked the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests in February, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet were informed that the lead negotiator of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said the leaders of the protest could be potentially persuaded to leave in exchange for a commitment…
Liberals ‘Eliminated the Possibility’ of Peaceful Resolution to Protest By Invoking Emergencies Act, Pubic Safety Critic Says
The Conservatives’ public safety critic says recently released government documents show that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear the Freedom Convoy protests wasn’t met and that the federal government was wrong to use the act. “The government was advised that negotiations were on the cusp of proving effective but instead invoked the…
Liberals ‘Eliminated the Possibility’ of Peaceful Resolution to Protest By Invoking Emergencies Act, Public Safety Critic Says
The Conservatives’ public safety critic says recently released government documents show that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear the Freedom Convoy protests wasn’t met and that the federal government was wrong to use the act. “The government was advised that negotiations were on the cusp of proving effective but instead invoked the…
Liberals ‘Eliminated the Possibility’ of Peaceful Resolution to Protest By Invoking Emergencies Act, Tories’ Public Safety Critic Says
The Conservatives’ public safety critic says recently released government documents show that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear the Freedom Convoy protests wasn’t met and that the federal government was wrong to use the act. “The government was advised that negotiations were on the cusp of proving effective but instead invoked the…
Tamara Lich Is a ‘Political Prisoner,’ Says Tory Leadership Candidate Leslyn Lewis
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich is a “political prisoner” targeted by the federal government for holding political views that run counter to its own, says Conservative leadership candidate and MP Leslyn Lewis. “[T]he answer is yes. Tamara does meet the definition of a political prisoner—she was imprisoned for her political beliefs and actions,” Lewis said…
Trudeau Cabinet Told of Potential ‘Breakthrough’ With Convoy Protesters Night Before Invoking Emergencies Act
The night before the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” protest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser, Jody Thomas, told cabinet members that “there was potential for a breakthrough” in negotiations with the protesters. This was revealed in newly released documents on how the cabinet weighed in on…
Civil Liberties Groups in Federal Court to Challenge Invocation of Emergencies Act
August 9, 2022
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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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