The Liberals are Wagging the Dog
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Former prime minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Act on Feb. 12, 2022, to end the protests against vaccine mandates that had gridlocked Ottawa’s downtown streets for almost a month. The act gave Ottawa the power to compel tow truck companies to co-operate with local police to clear blockades, mark parts of the downtown core as no-go zones and freeze the bank accounts of some protestors.
The Federal Court’s ruling stemmed from legal challenges brought on by Canadian civil liberties organizations, including the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), who argued the federal government went beyond its powers.
Court rules Liberals' use of Emergencies Act was unjustified, unreasonable — National Post
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Act in the wake of trucker convoy protests in downtown Ottawa in February 2022
“The case is one of the most significant for civil liberties in modern Canadian history,” the CCF said in a statement in anticipation of Friday’s decision.
“The outcome of this case will shape how far future governments can go in curtailing peaceful protest and using extraordinary emergency powers, including restrictions on banking, against Canadians.”
Federal Court of Appeal decision on use of Emergencies Act expected Friday — National Post
The case is ‘one of the most significant for Canadian civil liberties in modern history,’ the Canadian Constitution Foundation said
Ottawa the protest capital of Canada had never seen anything like it and it scared the shit out of the politicals .Former prime minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Act on Feb. 12, 2022, to end the protests against vaccine mandates that had gridlocked Ottawa’s downtown streets for almost a month. The act gave Ottawa the power to compel tow truck companies to co-operate with local police to clear blockades, mark parts of the downtown core as no-go zones and freeze the bank accounts of some protestors.
The Federal Court’s ruling stemmed from legal challenges brought on by Canadian civil liberties organizations, including the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), who argued the federal government went beyond its powers.
While the Federal Court opposed the use of the act, the Public Order Emergency Commission, a public inquiry into the government’s use of emergency powers, ruled the act’s use was justified in 2023.
Court rules Liberals' use of Emergencies Act was unjustified, unreasonable — National Post
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Act in the wake of trucker convoy protests in downtown Ottawa in February 2022apple.news
“The case is one of the most significant for civil liberties in modern Canadian history,” the CCF said in a statement in anticipation of Friday’s decision.
“The outcome of this case will shape how far future governments can go in curtailing peaceful protest and using extraordinary emergency powers, including restrictions on banking, against Canadians.”
The appeal decision follows a ruling by the Federal Court in 2024 that the invocation of the act in response to the protests was unreasonable, unjustified, and violated Charter rights. Following the decision, then deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland (good riddance) vowed her government would appeal the ruling.
Federal Court of Appeal decision on use of Emergencies Act expected Friday — National Post
The case is ‘one of the most significant for Canadian civil liberties in modern history,’ the Canadian Constitution Foundation said
This issue was that Trudy was vengeful & hated the idea that people didn't like what he was doing. He COULD have just as easily discussed the situation with the truckers but refused to do so. Unlike the natives who were destroying rail lines & actually doing illegal stuff in 2021, he said that communication & discussion was the way to resolve things. I guess if you're a Native, you'll have the ability to speak your truth but if you're a peaceful crowd rallying against the government, forget about it!!
On Feb. 14, 2022, the government invoked the Emergencies Act, which allowed for temporary measures, including regulation and prohibition of public assemblies, the designation of secure places, direction to banks to freeze assets, and a ban on support for participants.
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Huh…totally not surprised.
Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal — The Canadian Press
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled it was unreasonable for the Liberal gov
He was scared shitless . He thought Canada’s version of Bastille Day had arrived . He got spirited out of Ottawa to an undisclosed hide out in the U.S.
I thought he was in the secret Batcave under Ottawa. While many people demonstrated against COVID-19 health restrictions, the gathering attracted some with a variety of grievances against then-prime minister Justin Trudeau and his government.
Yes , but most acted in a peaceful way , if not they were shut down immediately . Downtown Ottawa was actually clean and safe during that period .
I’m sure law-enforcement has the statistics to prove that also but they sure as hell not gonna share that.
It was well documented by all the citizen cameras and video .I’m sure law-enforcement has the statistics to prove that also but they sure as hell not gonna share that.
You know, if our Grandchildren aren't enslaved in some new world order and historians still exist without government scripting. Sigh. They might say that this is a textbook example of how a government operated for over a decade, creating crisis and fear, and lied to the general public while doing it.
The pandemic was real, the virus was real, the vaccine was real, though it wasn't really a vaccine, but an immune booster. It didn't stop you from getting COVID, but boosted your ability to combat it. Now, I am not going to argue whether or not someone thought it was effective or not. I took the shots; if you didn't, that's your prerogative.
Where the government lied was that it said anti-vaxxers were perpetuating the pandemic, which isn't true.
I got Covid (Vaxxed and boosted twice) and gave my wife Covid (Vaxxed and boosted twice). It neither protected me from contracting it nor spreading it, and I was down hard for a week. It was brutal, and I guess the shots protected me because I'm here. But the deliberate lie spread by the Liberals is still perpetuated today, and the media has also carried that lie and ignores the fact that they became a propaganda machine. Those folks who didn't get vaxxed posed no threat to anyone and did not perpetuate anything.
And at the end of the day...
THE TRUTH FUCKING MATTERS!
I believe that the Nazi flag spotted at the freedom convoy was a plant to further vilify people who were, for the most part, peaceful Canadians with a bouncy castle. They put a scarf and a hat on a bust of Terry Fox, and the media reported they defiled it. Before they arrived, they were called misogynists, fringe, racist, homophobic, and possibly linked to foreign radical groups.
The government was drunk with power and was without reproach. They pitted Canadian against Canadian, they tried to mandate everyone get a vaccine, and went after the only two demographics that had no recourse but to accept it or lose their job. Those were the Canadian Armed Forces and the cross-border truckers. They tried to mandate the police, the nurses, the doctors, but their unions told them to pound salt. Biden and Trudeau worked out a deal on the border.
There is a myriad of things I could criticize the government on, from foreign policy to immigration to domestic. And I have, but this was our darkest hour in Canada; they are still putting Canadians against Canadian. The election was a fine example of that and a testament of to how fear can sway a group bent on kicking its government to the curb.
I am a political animal, but I am also a writer, and although I have my politics, I have always tried to see both sides. Unfortunately, the messaging, the propaganda, the AI, and the sellout of mainstream media have left me almost hopeless that there will be historians to study and debate our past errors.
The trucker Convoy should file a class action ASAP, if they haven't already.
The pandemic was real, the virus was real, the vaccine was real, though it wasn't really a vaccine, but an immune booster. It didn't stop you from getting COVID, but boosted your ability to combat it. Now, I am not going to argue whether or not someone thought it was effective or not. I took the shots; if you didn't, that's your prerogative.
Where the government lied was that it said anti-vaxxers were perpetuating the pandemic, which isn't true.
I got Covid (Vaxxed and boosted twice) and gave my wife Covid (Vaxxed and boosted twice). It neither protected me from contracting it nor spreading it, and I was down hard for a week. It was brutal, and I guess the shots protected me because I'm here. But the deliberate lie spread by the Liberals is still perpetuated today, and the media has also carried that lie and ignores the fact that they became a propaganda machine. Those folks who didn't get vaxxed posed no threat to anyone and did not perpetuate anything.
And at the end of the day...
THE TRUTH FUCKING MATTERS!
I believe that the Nazi flag spotted at the freedom convoy was a plant to further vilify people who were, for the most part, peaceful Canadians with a bouncy castle. They put a scarf and a hat on a bust of Terry Fox, and the media reported they defiled it. Before they arrived, they were called misogynists, fringe, racist, homophobic, and possibly linked to foreign radical groups.
The government was drunk with power and was without reproach. They pitted Canadian against Canadian, they tried to mandate everyone get a vaccine, and went after the only two demographics that had no recourse but to accept it or lose their job. Those were the Canadian Armed Forces and the cross-border truckers. They tried to mandate the police, the nurses, the doctors, but their unions told them to pound salt. Biden and Trudeau worked out a deal on the border.
There is a myriad of things I could criticize the government on, from foreign policy to immigration to domestic. And I have, but this was our darkest hour in Canada; they are still putting Canadians against Canadian. The election was a fine example of that and a testament of to how fear can sway a group bent on kicking its government to the curb.
I am a political animal, but I am also a writer, and although I have my politics, I have always tried to see both sides. Unfortunately, the messaging, the propaganda, the AI, and the sellout of mainstream media have left me almost hopeless that there will be historians to study and debate our past errors.
The trucker Convoy should file a class action ASAP, if they haven't already.