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Justice Mosely wrote in his decision that had he been a decision-maker in the federal government back in February 2022, he might have agreed it was necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act.

How the Federal Court Decision on the Emergencies Act Differs From Public Order Commissioner’s Finding



Nearly two years after the Freedom Convoy first began, a federal judge has ruled that Ottawa’s invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the cross-country protest was “unreasonable.” But that decision contrasted with the conclusion of a federal inquiry report from early 2022, which found the government was justified in invoking the act for the first time in Canadian history.

The Liberal cabinet has said it will be appealing Justice Richard Mosley’s Jan. 23 decision, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland saying during a press conference that invoking the act was a “hard decision to take,“ but also ”the necessary thing to do” at the time. ---More...


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