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'Freedom Convoy' organizer from Sask. suing federal government for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Chris Barber, a main organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Ok, now I'm confused, the article you linked says:

  1. Federal government was justified in using the Emergencies Act

But in this (OP) article, it says:

Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled it was unreasonable for the federal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell the protests.

And then this article says:

Ottawa has filed to appeal a Federal Court decision that found its invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests was unjustified.

Anyone out there want to loop me in?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

The Public Order Emergency Commission, was a public inquiry created by the Liberal government and Trudeau appointed a Justice to lead the commission. This commission found that the invocation of the emergency act was justified.

However, later there was a federal court that found that it was unjustified.

What's the right answer? I don't know, but I would think that the commission took a much more thorough look. We probably won't have a single answer unless it goes to the Supreme Court.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What the hell? Journalism really has disappeared. Why isn't there a single story from a major outlet that includes both results, explaining the differences and implications?

Thanks for the update.