Tag Archives: Emergencies

The Emergencies Act inquiry enters its final week today, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and key cabinet ministers set to answer questions about their decision to invoke the never-before-used law last winter to deal with massive protests against pandemic measures. Today, the Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry is expected to hear from David Vigneault, …

The memorandum to the prime minister suggesting the government invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history acknowledged its interpretation of a national security threat could be challenged, the inquiry reviewing that decision heard Friday. The Privy Council Office document — entered into evidence at the Public …

The head of the RCMP and the prime minister’s national security and intelligence adviser will testify before the Emergencies Act inquiry this week. The Public Order Emergency Commission was established to determine if the federal government was justified in its decision to, for the first time ever, invoke the Emergencies Act — …

Three organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa are to appear today at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Benjamin Dichter, James Bauder and Tamara Lich will testify at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is examining the use of the emergency powers …

One of the main lawyers representing some convoy organizers says the group was receiving leaked police information during the early days of protests that blocked streets in downtown Ottawa, the Emergencies Act inquiry heard. Keith Wilson, who represents organizers including Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, is testifying Wednesday in front of …

The Emergencies Act inquiry has heard from police and local politicians, but now another group is set to share their perspective — the protesters. Chris Barber, Tamara Lich and Pat King are names many will be familiar with, but this week’s witness list also features some people who may not be as well known. …

It was a scene of chaos and confusion in the upper tiers of the police service and local government when a convoy of big rigs and protesters arrived in Ottawa to demand an end to pandemic restrictions last winter. That’s the picture witnesses have painted over the first couple of …

Doug Ford may be on solid legal footing as he seeks to invoke parliamentary privilege and avoid testifying at the Emergencies Act commission — but some experts question whether the Ontario premier is abusing the tactic. “He’s using it in such a powerful way that it’s basically using parliamentary privilege almost as a sword,” …

Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly said last winter’s convoy protests “badly exposed” issues with policing and national security in Canada, according to evidence tabled with the Emergencies Act inquiry ahead of his testimony this morning. Sloly, who resigned on Feb. 15, also told the Public Order Emergency Commission he does …

A deal with police to secure tow trucks to clear last winter’s convoy protest fell through and the Emergencies Act was needed to commandeer those services, a lawyer acting for the federal government told the Public Order Commission inquiry Wednesday. The commission — tasked with determining whether the federal government was justified in deploying the Emergencies …