Appeal Court Rules Emergencies Act Use Against Convoy Protests Was Unjustified. What Comes Next?
“The Federal Court of Appeal found that the peaceful protesters had a constitutional right to be protesting government policies to which they objected“
By Epoch Times —— Bio and Archives--January 20, 2026
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The federal government’s appeal against a 2024 court decision deeming its use of the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy to be unreasonable was rejected on Jan. 16.
The Federal Court of Appeal, in its review of the 2024 Federal Court ruling, agreed that the lower court had “correctly determined” that the declaration of a public order emergency was unreasonable, and that measures associated with the order infringed paragraph 2(b) and Section 8 of the Charter, which protect freedom of expression and protection against unreasonable search and seizure.
The question now is what could come next, and whether this will have bearing on ongoing legal cases involving convoy protests against COVID-19 mandates. ---More...
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