Reputation a real risk to justify Emergencies Act, say experts, but opposition decries lack of receipts
'The closure of the border during COVID and the blockade of the border during the trucker protests were both warning shots across the bow of the seamless, integrated economy,' says Canada-American Business Council's Maryscott Greenwood.
The threat to Canada's reputation as a reliable trading partner was a key concern leading to the invocation of the Emergencies Act, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland recently told the joint committee examining the decision, saying the convoy protests posed a "real economic...
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