During the Emergencies Act inquiry on Monday, unclassified documents revealed Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) head David Vigneault advised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invoke the act during the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests earlier this year. Replying to this, Vigneault said, “Yes, that’s exactly it.”
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