Rouleau report a ‘big win’ for Liberals, leaves NDP on ‘easy street,’ say politicos

Responding to urgent threats in a federal system requires governments at all levels 'to rise above politics and collaborate for the common good,' wrote Justice Paul Rouleau. 'Unfortunately, in January and February 2022, this did not always happen.'

Paul Rouleau, the lead of the Public Order Emergency Commission, released his report on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHELSEA NASH, IAN CAMPBELL

February 17, 2023

The release of the Rouleau commission’s report into the use of the Emergencies Act represents “a big win day for Liberals” which allows them to say “this is what we told you all along,” say observers.

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