Canada doesn't need extraordinary powers. It needs to enforce the law and compromise on vaccine mandates. · Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces the ...
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He said some protesters want to "take this in a very dangerous and dark direction." The interruption forced General Motors, Ford, Toyota and other automakers to close plants or curtail production on both sides of the border. Also Monday, Ontario's premier announced that on March 1, the province will lift its requirement that people show proof of vaccination to get into restaurants, restaurants, gyms and sporting events. This isn't Canada. This does not represent us," said Colleen Sinclair, a counter-protester who lives in Ottawa. "He's got protests right around the country, and now he's dropping in the polls, desperately trying to save his political career. Local officials cited a lack of police manpower and fears of violence, while provincial and federal authorities disagreed over who had responsibility for quelling the unrest. The siege in Ottawa, about 470 miles away, has infuriated residents fed up with government inaction. Invoking the Emergencies Act would allow the government to declare the Ottawa protest illegal and clear it out by such means as towing vehicles, Wark said. "At this point, it would not help the social climate. Authorities seized long guns, handguns, body armor and a large quantity of ammunition. In invoking Canada's Emergencies Act, which gives the federal government broad powers to restore order, Trudeau ruled out using the military. Trudeau did not indicate when the new crackdowns would begin.
Freedom Convoy truckers have swarmed Ottawa for the past few weeks to protest their government's heavy-handed COVID actions — and by invoking that nation's ...
It threatens our democracy and our civil liberties,” the group added. Trudeau had countless other options — starting with easing restrictions, now that the virus is petering out. Many did, a few were arrested and the bridge soon reopened.
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“Today, I convened another Incident Response Group meeting,” Trudeau said Sunday, in an official post to social media. We’ll keep working urgently on this – to protect jobs, public safety, our neighbourhoods, and our economy.” The law defines national emergencies as a temporary “urgent and critical situation” which "seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians and is of such proportions or nature as to exceed the capacity or authority of a province to deal with it, or seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada.”
A vital U.S.-Canada border crossing began to return to normal Monday, but protests persist in Ottawa and beyond.
In New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington, demonstrations persisted over the weekend – a phenomenon that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called “ imported.” Canadian police began clearing the bridge over the weekend after a Canadian judge granted an injunction Friday, enabling law enforcement to end the blockade. “Today’s announcement is not because of what’s happening in Ottawa or Windsor, but despite it. “Let me be very clear: We’re moving in this direction because it’s safe to do so," Ford said. “This is about keeping Canadians safe, protecting people's jobs and restoring confidence in our institutions.” Trudeau said during a news conference Monday. “We’re not suspending fundamental rights or overriding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We are not limiting people’s freedom of speech. We are not preventing people from exercising their right to protest legally.
We cannot and will not allow illegal and dangerous activities to continue,” Canada's prime minister said in a speech to the nation.
Many Canadians, and Ottawa residents in particular, have shown increasing impatience over what they view as an anemic police response to the protests, which began as a truck convoy in the western province of British Columbia and reached the capital on Jan. 29. Protesters, whose numbers swell on weekends, have desecrated the national war memorial, and legal violations like public drinking are widespread. “I expect some stepped-up law enforcement in the next couple of days.” While the emergency declaration went into effect immediately, the House of Commons must approve it within seven days. The police will now be able to seize trucks and other vehicles used in blockades. Insurance companies will be required to revoke insurance on any vehicles used in blockades. But Mr. Trudeau and members of his cabinet offered repeated assurance that the act would not be used to suspend “fundamental rights.” When the elder Mr. Trudeau declared an emergency nearly 52 years ago, he relied not on the law his son used Monday but on a predecessor, the War Measures Act, and his challenge was not civil unrest but terrorism. Credit card processors and fund-raising services will be required to report any blockade-related campaigns to Canada’s anti-money laundering agency. Mr. Trudeau, some critics contend, should have intervened earlier and perhaps even deployed troops to break up the protest. Pierre Laporte, the deputy premier, was later assassinated. “We cannot and will not allow illegal and dangerous activities to continue,” the prime minister said in a speech to the nation, pointing to “serious challenges to law enforcement’s ability to effectively enforce the law.”