Speaking during question period on Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his government’s decision invoke the Emergencies Act as it dealt with weeks of anti-mandate protests occupying Ottawa. Accused by the Conservatives of invoking the act without a “legitimate reason,” Trudeau said the Tories were “frightened” by a “open, transparent” inquiry into the convoy protests.
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