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Federal Court of #Canada strikes down Trudeau's use of emergency powers against 2022 “ #Freedom #Convoy”
The Federal Court of Canada has ruled against PM Justin Trudeau's invocation of emergency legislation to manage the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" protests.
The government "cannot invoke the Emergencies Act because it is convenient, or because it may work better than other tools at their disposal or available to the provinces," stated Justice Richard Mosley labeling the government's action as "unreasonable."
This decision comes as a setback to Trudeau's government, which now faces legal and public scrutiny over its handling of the protests against Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has already announced plans to appeal the court's ruling.
The protests, which brought Ottawa and various border crossings to a standstill in 2022, were met with a stern governmental response, including freezing the bank accounts of the protesters.
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