Be strong with the Emergencies Act, take back the Canadian flag, and close Wellington Street permanently

Invoking the Emergencies Act and having a sharp debate about it are both good things. This is an act for use in exceptional times and is a bit of a notwithstanding clause to many other laws. That said, the government’s careful use of it—time limited and geographically focused—is good. But it's really not enough.

'Freedom Convoy' supporters, pictured on Feb. 14, 2022, on Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa. Regular, law-abiding Canadians, who despise the lawlessness, are now hiding their Canadian flags because they don’t want people to think they're on the other side, writes Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CARDOZO

February 17, 2022

OTTAWA—No. 1: Invoking the Emergencies Act and having a sharp debate about it are both good things. This is an act for use in exceptional times and is a bit of a notwithstanding clause to many other laws. That said, the government’s careful use of it—time limited and geograph...

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