Emergencies Act commission gets extension to submit final report to government – National | Globalnews.ca
The commission probing the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act in response to last year’s “Freedom Convoy” protests has been granted more time to complete its report. The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) was initially given a deadline of Feb. 6 to submit its report to cabinet, along with a final deadline of […]
Emergencies Act inquiry wraps up 6 weeks of public hearings: ‘An amazing feat’ – National | Globalnews.ca
The inquiry probing the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to last winter’s weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests has wrapped up its public fact-finding hearings. The Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 75 witnesses, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, and introduced more than 7,000 documents into evidence over […]
Emergencies Act inquiry: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give testimony – National | Globalnews.ca
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 25, 2022 7:41 am Updated November 25, 2022 7:42 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to appear Friday at the public inquiry probing his government’s decision to invoke emergency powers in response to last winter’s weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests. […]
Mendicino, LeBlanc set to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry – National | Globalnews.ca
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 22, 2022 6:51 am Updated November 22, 2022 6:52 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Top government ministers will continue testifying Tuesday at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has already heard from more than 65 witnesses over five weeks on the federal government’s response […]
RCMP worried convoy protesters would target Trudeau, echoing election threats – National | Globalnews.ca
The RCMP worried that after arriving in Ottawa, participants in the “Freedom Convoy” would try to pinpoint Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s location, documents suggest — just as demonstrators had tried to do during last year’s election campaign. The concerns are outlined in assessments by the national police force’s intelligence personnel that were tabled as part […]
CSIS head advised Trudeau to invoke Emergencies Act during convoy, inquiry hears | Globalnews.ca
The head of CSIS recommended Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoke the Emergencies Act during the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests earlier this year, an inquiry into the decision heard. David Vigneault, the head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, told the Public Order Emergencies Commission about his advice to the prime minister during a closed-door interview […]
Alberta minister accused Blair of ‘not telling the truth’ about the Emergencies Act | Globalnews.ca
Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver last winter accused federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair of lying about whether the Emergencies Act helped clear a convoy blockade at an Alberta border crossing. The accusation is contained in a terse text exchange between the two men from last February that was tabled as evidence at the […]
Emergencies Act inquiry: ‘Diagolon’ leader Jeremy MacKenzie testifying today – National | Globalnews.ca
“Diagolon” founder Jeremy MacKenzie is testifying at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act today, after petitioning the commission to share his testimony privately. MacKenzie, who is speaking from a correctional facility in Saskatchewan where he is being held on unrelated charges, is testifying about his role in the “Freedom […]
Tamara Lich ‘did not control’ convoy demonstrators, inquiry hears | Globalnews.ca
Prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich told the Emergencies Act inquiry she “did not control” the demonstrators that snarled the streets in downtown Ottawa for three weeks earlier this year. She made the comment during her cross examination at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Friday, where she was pressed about her leadership role as […]
Ontario files court documents to stop Doug Ford testimony at Emergencies Act inquiry | Globalnews.ca
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is attempting to use parliamentary privilege as a shield to prevent him from testifying in the Emergencies Act inquiry, according to new documents filed with a federal court on Tuesday. The filings, shared by the Premier’s Office with Global News, suggest that Ford, as well as former solicitor general Sylvia Jones, […]