Two weeks ago, Canada’s Federal Court found that Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy violated Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. According to an Ottawa associate professor of criminology, Michael Kempa, “the Federal Court decision — unlike that of the Public Order Emergency Commission under Rouleau — is ‘legally binding’ […]
Canada: Federal Court finds Trudeau’s invocation of Emergencies Act violated Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley has ruled that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation and use of the Emergencies Act two years ago to shut down the Freedom Convoy protests “was not justified.” In fact, the court found that the invocation “violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who infamously […]