Emergencies Act no protest panacea

On Feb. 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, left, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Justice Minister David Lametti, and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, announced his government was invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

February 16, 2022

On Feb. 14, the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet issued a Valentine’s Day offering that is going to be a lot harder to digest than a box of chocolates. For the first time in is 34-year history, the Emergencies Act is being invoked to deal with the ongoing occupation of Ottawa streets...

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