Trudeau invokes last-resort Emergencies Act in bid to end trucker protests
2022-02-15 09:25:32 source：Politico
February 14, 2022
OTTAWA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked powerful, never-used-before legislation to crack down on trucker protests that are blockading border crossings, bringing downtown Ottawa to a standstill and shaking Canadians’ faith in their institutions.
The heavy hammer of the Emergencies Act comes with the occupation of Ottawa’s downtown core now in its third week. Police in Ottawa have been criticized for failing to intervene in the takeover of the neighborhoods near Parliament.
“Invoking the Emergencies Act is never the first thing a government should do, nor even the second,” Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa on Monday. “The Act is to be used sparingly and as a last resort.”
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