Emergencies Act Use

• ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Chris Barber suing Ottawa for freezing accounts

  Chris Barber, who owns a trucking company in southwestern Saskatchewan, filed last week a statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon.

  Canada

  Feb 23
  
• Why did Ottawa use the Emergencies Act? Federal lawyers will explain

  The lawyers plan to spell out reasons the Federal Court should dismiss arguments from several groups and individuals who reject the government's invocation of the emergency law.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2023
  
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• Not all options exhausted by cabinet before Emergencies Act invoked, inquiry hears

  Members of the Privy Council testified including the deputy secretary to cabinet, Jacqueline Bogden, and Jeffery Hutchinson, a senior adviser in her office.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Ontario, Alberta civil servants to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

  The Public Order Emergency Commission is examining the Liberal government's decision to invoke the act and holding hearings in Ottawa until Nov. 25.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2022
• ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters set to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

  A local Alberta politician facing charges for participating in ``Freedom Convoy'' protests at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is among those scheduled to testify Tuesday.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2022
• Emergencies Act inquiry: ‘Diagolon’ leader Jeremy MacKenzie testifying today

  The inquiry has been tasked with investigating the events that led to the federal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act in February.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
• Tamara Lich ‘did not control’ convoy demonstrators, inquiry hears

  While the inquiry heard evidence of instances during which negotiators logged their attempts to convince the protesters to leave, Lich insisted she had "never been told to leave."

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
• Emergencies Act inquiry: Majority of funds raised for protest were returned or confiscated

  Benjamin Dichter, James Bauder and Tamara Lich will testify at the Public Order Emergency Commission which is examining the use of the the Emergencies Act.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2022
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• Convoy lawyer told protesters to stay despite Emergencies Act, inquiry hears

  Lawyer Keith Wilson says he told protesters to stay in downtown Ottawa even though police were warning people to leave the area.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2022