Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland said the Trudeau government — which froze the bank accounts of people it said were linked to the Freedom Convoy protesters after invoking the Emergencies Act — respectfully disagreed with Justice Mosley’s ruling and will appeal it.
But really, what else could the government say, given that so much of its political credibility was tied to declaring the Emergencies Act?
Tuesday’s federal court ruling that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act in February 2022 to end the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa was unconstitutional, is its third major courtroom defeat in recent months.
Justice Richard Mosley, a recognized expert on national security and anti-terrorism issues, ruled the government’s decision, did “not bear the hallmarks of reasonableness — justification, transparency and intelligibility — and was not justified …”
“I conclude that there was no national emergency justifying the invocation of the Emergencies Act and the decision to do so was therefore unreasonable and ultra vires (beyond the government’s authority to act).”
Tuesday’s federal court ruling that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act in February 2022 to end the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa was unconstitutional, is his third major courtroom defeat in recent months. Justice Richard Mosley, a recognized expert on national...
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