The report into the first-time use of the Emergencies Act by the Trudeau government last year will be tabled in Parliament on Feb. 17, the Public Order Emergency Commission has announced.
After having presented the report to Parliament, Commissioner Paul Rouleau will read a statement which will be broadcast live on the inquiry’s website.
The commission says Rouleau will not be taking questions from the media or doing follow-up interviews.
A press release also notes a number of constraints applied to journalists seeking to read an advanced copy of the report, such as attending a lock-up.
Journalists’ communications devices need to be put on airplane mode and stored in lockers and the commission says electronic transmissions may be monitored during the lock-up….