Trudeau Overreached in Quelling Covid-Rule Protests, Canadian Court Rules
- Federal Court sides with advocacy groups in legal challenge
- Trudeau invoked Emergencies Act for first time in history
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to use emergency legislation to quell the “freedom convoy” protests that gripped downtown Ottawa and border crossings in 2022 was not justified, the Federal Court of Canada has ruled.
“I conclude that there was no national emergency justifying the invocation of the Emergencies Act and the decision to do so was therefore unreasonable,” Justice Richard Mosley wrote in a ruling issued on Tuesday.