What has happened at the Public Order Emergency Commission so far?
gives the federal government sweeping powers. Those powers can be used in four contexts: public-welfare emergencies such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks; public-order emergencies that arise from “threats to the security of Canada”; international emergencies; and war emergencies.on Feb. 14. It was the first time the legislation was used since its creation in 1988.
In the same time period, protesters also intermittently blockaded several border crossings in Western Canada. In Windsor, Ont., another convoy of protesters shuttered the country’s busiest border crossing with the United States for almost a week. That blockade ended the day before the federal government issued the emergency orders.
“The federal government has invoked the Emergencies Act to supplement provincial and territorial capacity to address the blockades and occupations,” said Mr. Trudeau, calling the move a measure of “Under the act, the government issued sweeping orders that gave police the ability to arrest protesters within specific prohibited areas and gave financial institutions the power to freeze protesters’The orders took effect on Feb. 14.
“I am confident that, with the co-operation of all of the parties, the hearings will provide a fair and thorough process for the presentation of the evidence required for the Commission to be able to give the public the answers to which it is entitled,” said Mr. Rouleau in a statement posted on the commission’s website.The federal government and governments of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan all have standing at the commission.
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