The Trudeau government has refused to provide the public inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act with the legal opinion it relied upon.
That was a brief prepared by the federal justice department — referred to by CSIS director David Vigneault in his testimony — which Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and his cabinet used to justify invoking the EA.As the Canadian national soccer teams head to their respective FIFA World Cups, Derek Van Diest is on the scene to cover all the action. Expect expert insights and analysis in your inbox daily throughout the tournaments, and weekly on Thursdays for the rest of the season.
Justice Paul Rouleau, presiding over the inquiry, asked Attorney General David Lametti, who refused to answer questions about the legal brief, how the inquiry could determine the reasonableness of what the government did without knowing the information it acted on? Cara Zwibel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said by invoking solicitor-client privilege, the government is undermining its own inquiry’s mandate and it should voluntarily disclose the legal advice it received.
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