Emergencies Act Use
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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Chris Barber suing Ottawa for freezing accountsChris Barber, who owns a trucking company in southwestern Saskatchewan, filed last week a statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon.CanadaFeb 23
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Why did Ottawa use the Emergencies Act? Federal lawyers will explainThe 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.CanadaApr 5, 2023
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Not all options exhausted by cabinet before Emergencies Act invoked, inquiry hearsMembers of the Privy Council testified including the deputy secretary to cabinet, Jacqueline Bogden, and Jeffery Hutchinson, a senior adviser in her office.CanadaNov 18, 2022
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Ontario, Alberta civil servants to testify at Emergencies Act inquiryThe Public Order Emergency Commission is examining the Liberal government's decision to invoke the act and holding hearings in Ottawa until Nov. 25.CanadaNov 10, 2022
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‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters set to testify at Emergencies Act inquiryA local Alberta politician facing charges for participating in ``Freedom Convoy'' protests at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is among those scheduled to testify Tuesday.CanadaNov 8, 2022
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Emergencies Act inquiry: ‘Diagolon’ leader Jeremy MacKenzie testifying todayThe inquiry has been tasked with investigating the events that led to the federal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act in February.CanadaNov 4, 2022
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Tamara Lich ‘did not control’ convoy demonstrators, inquiry hearsWhile 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."CanadaNov 4, 2022
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Emergencies Act inquiry: Majority of funds raised for protest were returned or confiscatedBenjamin Dichter, James Bauder and Tamara Lich will testify at the Public Order Emergency Commission which is examining the use of the the Emergencies Act.CanadaNov 3, 2022
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Convoy lawyer told protesters to stay despite Emergencies Act, inquiry hearsLawyer Keith Wilson says he told protesters to stay in downtown Ottawa even though police were warning people to leave the area.CanadaNov 2, 2022
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