OTTAWA — The Public Order Emergency Commission has made 56 recommendations after investigating the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell…
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— Governments should have to give the commission a “comprehensive statement setting out the factual and legal basis for the declaration and measures adopted, including the view of the Minister of Justice of Canada as to whether the decision ⦠was consistent with the purposes and provisions of the Emergencies Act, and whether the measures taken under the act were necessary and consistent with the Charter.
— Commissions should be given clear direction and “at a minimum, direct it to examine and assess the basis for the declaration and the measures adopted.”
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