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 Liberals’ invocation of the Emergencies Act. The challenge will be by way of urgent application for judicial review at the Federal Court. CCF litigation director Christine Van Geyn said the government has invoked the act as a matter of “political convenience,” which is “illegal and violates the rule of law.” “Prime Minister Trudeau has set a dangerous precedent by invoking the never before used federal Emergencies Act to address the current situation. The high threshold for declaring a public order emergency in the Emergencies Act has not been met,” said Van Geyn in a statement. …