Emergencies Act Inquiry

• Ontario government missing during ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa, inquiry hears

  Rob Stewart is the first federal representative to testify at the inquiry investigating the Liberal government's history-making decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter.

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• Senior civil servants testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

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

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• Alberta received no federal help to deal with protest blockade last winter: inquiry

  The commission was told Thursday that Alberta RCMP had the power to clear the convoy from the border, but it didn't have the tow truck co-operation it needed to get the job done.

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  Nov 10
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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.

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  Nov 10
• Emergencies Act should be ‘once-in-a-generation’ kind of tool: Freeland

  Freeland said the blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings at the beginning of 2022 was "a very serious challenge and threat to our national security and our economic security,"

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  Nov 9
• Coutts mayor says RCMP was caught off guard by blockade despite warnings

  Jim Willett, mayor of Coutts, Alta., told the inquiry that he warned Jason Kenney and the province's solicitor general about the impending protest by email on Jan. 27.

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  Nov 9
• ‘You shouldn’t need more tools’ to clear bridge protest in Windsor: Trudeau to Ford

  Asked about the exchange on Tuesday, Trudeau said it's important that Canadians see what governments and people were facing during the 'convoy occupations.'

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  Nov 8
• ‘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.

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  Nov 8
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• Judge rules Ford, Jones immune from testifying at Emergencies inquiry

  A Federal Court judge has decided Ontario’s premier and a top minister will not have to testify at the Emergencies Act inquiry in Ottawa.

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  Nov 7
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• Officials feared Emergencies Act use would push protesters to violence, inquiry hears

  The mayor of Windsor, Ont., testified Monday at the public inquiry into the invocation of the act that he hoped it would act as a deterrent for future protests.

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  Nov 7