Court decision on Emergencies Act ‘historic win,’ civil liberties executive says | Power & Politics
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association was one of the organizations to bring forward the Federal Court case against the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act during convoy protests in Ottawa. Its executive director Noa Mendelsohn Aviv says the decision…
Government to appeal ruling that found Emergencies Act use ‘unreasonable’ | Power & Politics
The federal government plans to appeal a Federal Court decision that found the invocation of the Emergencies Act against convoy protesters in Ottawa unreasonable and contravened Charter rights. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he believes the government did ‘the right…