Epoch Times: Canada’s Trudeau Revokes Use of Emergencies Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that he is revoking the use of the Emergencies Act, saying the situation is no longer an emergency.
Trudeau defended invoking the act in the first place, saying “It was the responsible and necessary thing to do” and there was evidence that individuals wanted to “undermine and even harm Canada’s democracy.”
He made the announcement at a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 23 as the Senate was debating whether to confirm the government’s decision to invoke the act, after MPs on Feb. 21 passed a motion along party lines to approve a 30-day extension of the act.
Trudeau originally invoked the act on Feb. 14 to deal with the protests and blockades, declaring a public order emergency.
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Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen reacted to the announcement in a statement.
“Today’s announcement is proof that the Prime Minister was wrong when he invoked the Emergencies Act,” she said.
“Nothing has changed between Monday and today other than a flood of concerns from Canadian citizens, bad press, and international ridicule.”
Bergen added her party would seek answers, especially concerning when the government will announce its plan to “end the unscientific mandates and restrictions.”
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