Starting soon: Commissioner Rouleau comments following release of Emergencies Act inquiry report
In Ottawa, Commissioner Paul Rouleau makes a statement following the release of the Public Order Emergency Commission’s final report on the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair tabled the report in the House of Commons. The declaration of emergency came in February 2022 in response to convoy protests, at a number of Canada-U.S. border crossing and in downtown Ottawa, opposing the government’s COVID-19 public health measures. The Emergencies Act requires an inquiry to be held following any declaration of emergency, with the mandate of examining both the circumstances of the declaration and the measures taken under it. The inquiry heard from over 70 witnesses including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several key federal ministers during its six weeks of public hearings.
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