Federal Court decision on Emergencies Act may blunt a key Liberal attack against Poilievre: pollster

This week's ruling observed the same failure of local authorities as the Rouleau Commission, but came to a different conclusion, note legal experts.

On Jan. 23, 2024, a Federal Court ruling issued by Justice Richard Mosley concluded that Ottawa’s use of the Emergencies Act in February 2022 in response to the 'Freedom Convoy' was 'not justified.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

January 25, 2024

With two veteran judges having come down on “different sides of the line” in their view of the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act, it’s likely to "muddy" the waters politically for the Liberals on this issue, say observers.

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