Emergencies Act Inquiry
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Ottawa’s full plan for Emergencies Act inquiry recommendations to come in 2024The federal government was required to respond to the recommendations within a year, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had committed to having a response plan within six months.CanadaAug 31
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Ottawa set to give update on Emergencies Act inquiry recommendationsRouleau found in his report that the government met the threshold to use the Emergencies Act in response to demonstrations against COVID-19 measures.CanadaAug 15
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Fumbled messaging on COVID-19 vaccine mandate spurred Freedom Convoy: reportJustice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year.PoliticsFeb 20
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Mendicino mum on if election integrity panel saw reports on Chinese interferenceThe public safety minister would not say if the panel was briefed on national security reports that allegedly detailed campaigns by China to interfere in recent elections.PoliticsFeb 19
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The Emergencies Act’s ‘very high threshold’ was met, commissioner rules in major reportThe “Freedom Convoy” amounted to a national emergency warranting the Emergencies Act, but it was an emergency that could’ve been avoided, the commissioner says.CanadaFeb 17
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Emergencies Act commission gets extension to submit final report to governmentThe Public Order Emergency Commission was initially given a deadline of Feb. 6 to submit its report to cabinet, but the government has now been advised that date will not be met.CanadaJan 31
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‘Freedom Convoy’ protests: Military told to prepare to step in, official saysThe Defence Department's top official says while word was sent to the military to prepare, the Liberal government was adamant the Armed Forces should be used only as a last resort.CanadaDec 1, 2022
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CSIS threat definition not ‘relevant’ to Emergencies Act decision, inquiry hearsFormer directors of the security agency told the inquiry that any reference to the CSIS Act should be removed from the Emergencies Act.CanadaNov 30, 2022
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Social media was convoy’s ‘central nervous system,’ Emergencies Act inquiry hearsThe expert testimony on the role online misinformation played into the "Freedom Convoy" protest will inform the inquiry's study of whether use of the Emergencies Act was justified.CanadaNov 29, 2022
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Emergencies Act inquiry begins to study rights and freedoms in public policy phaseThe policy phase follows six weeks of public hearings at the Library and Archives Canada building in downtown Ottawa, culminating in Trudeau's hours-long testimony on Friday.CanadaNov 28, 2022
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