(Ottawa) Was it necessary to invoke the Emergency Measures Act to put an end to the “freedom convoy” last winter? The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (ACLC) doubts it and asks the Trudeau government to provide concrete evidence during the Commission on the state of emergency which is due to begin on Thursday.
Posted at 1:09 p.m.
“The protest had to be dealt with, but the government also had an obligation to comply with the law and use emergency powers as a real last resort,” CCLA lawyer Cara Zwibel said in a statement. Wednesday press conference.
The latter may cross-examine witnesses during the public inquiry. In all, 65 people must give their version of the facts during this commission chaired by judge Paul Rouleau, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and seven of his ministers. Senior officials, senior officials of the RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the police of Ottawa, Windsor and Ontario, as well as several participants in the convoy will testify.
The commission’s hearings will begin on Thursday and will run until November 25. Its final report is due in the House of Commons and the Senate no later than February 6, 2023.
More details to come.