Convoy grifters get another boost with an equivalent voice before Rouleau

The quasi-judicial setting of the inquiry will lend legitimacy to the destructive, extremist positions of the people who engineered the convoy revolt and they will be in a position to capitalize on a wholly unwarranted credibility.
Convoy organizer Tamara Lich, centre, arrives for the Public Emergency Order Commission public hearing with lawyers Eva Chipiuk, left, and Keith Wilson at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Oct. 13.
OTTAWA—Without intending any disrespect for Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Paul Rouleau, one has to wonder when he opened the Emergencies Act inquiry with a commitment to “uncovering the truth.” No doubt that is a worthwhile goal. But you have to think the chances of getting to the bottom of...

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