A special joint committee of MPs and senators are now reviewing the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act last February, to end the disruptive anti-mandate protests blocking the country’s borders and occupying its capital. Ottawa has claimed the demonstrations were causing economic harm but a Global News analysis of cross-border data shows overall trade was relatively unaffected. David Akin reports.
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