(OTTAWA) A group involved in the recent protest in Ottawa insisted Friday on asking the court to end the federal government’s use of the Emergency Measures Acteven though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau already revoked his appeal on Wednesday.
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“Canada’s Frontline Nurses” and Kristen Nagle, who is a member of this organization, had applied at the end of last week for an injunction in Federal Court to suspend the Liberal government’s recourse to the Emergency Measures Act and other legislative measures, while their legal challenge is heard on the merits.
Mme Nagle and his organization oppose the “unreasonable” vaccination requirements and other restrictions that have been put in place by various levels of government across the country to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
They would like the court to confirm that the federal government exceeded its jurisdiction by declaring a “public order emergency” last week and that this decision was unconstitutional.
The Emergency Measures Act provides for temporary and exceptional measures, including the regulation and prohibition of public gatherings, the designation of safe places, the order to banks to freeze the assets of supporters and the ban on supporting participants.
David Cowling, a lawyer for the organization, argued in Federal Court on Friday that while the government has since revoked the use of emergency measures, the injunction request is not moot, as it is still unclear whether the temporary recourse to this Emergency Measures Act could not lead to further prosecution.