Freedom Convoy primarily sought 'legitimate and lawful' protest against COVID lockdowns, Emergency Act report finds with Video114 Comments News Latest Videos FULL SPEECH: Mark Carney elected Liberal leader and Canada's next prime minister 22 hours ago ...
The inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter will start public hearings on Thursday. Here are five things to know about it: 1. Workers use heavy equipment to remove temporary fencing and supplies f...
February 24, 2024 Canada Canadian conservatives have been using courts to thwart the Liberal government — and winning The federal government has taken a beating in court, losing on the Emergencies Act, the single-use plastic ban and environmental impact laws with Video 417 Comments February 3,...
The Emergencies Act relies on the CSIS Act's definition of "threats to the security of Canada" in its own definition of what constitutes a public order emergency. Under the CSIS Act, a threat would require a "known actor" to be engaging in violence or carrying o...
OTTAWA — A former senior officer for the Ontario Provincial Police says the "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa could have been ended without the federal Emergencies Act. Former Chief Supt.
OTTAWA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Canada's House of Commons on Monday night voted to pass the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings. The 185-151 vote was on a motion put forward by the Liberal government that ...
The Emergencies Act relies on the CSIS Act's definition of "threats to the security of Canada" in its own definition of what constitutes a public order emergency. Under the CSIS Act, a threat would require a "known actor" to be engaging in violence or carrying out...
s fascist coup while the other five were convicted of violating Canada’s Official Secrets Act during WWII entirely on Gouzenko’s testimony. The other 16 targets were released without ever having been charged of a crime. The two leaders of the supposed spy ring that received...
Sen. Denise Batters, a Conservative senator, accused the prime minister of “massive overreach,” saying that the Emergencies Act was not geographically targeted but had been applied throughout Canada, the second largest land mass in the world. ...
“The Emergencies Act can only be invoked when a situation “seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada” & when the situation “cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada,”...