Federal court rules Emergencies Act invocation 'not justified' (www.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 9 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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The Federal Court says that the government's use of the Emergencies Act to shut down the so-called Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa two years ago was 'not justified.'

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[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 31 points 9 months ago

So can we now go after the cops who didn't do their jobs?

[-] Killer57@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's not over till the supreme court sings, and as this has already once been ruled on as justified, I look forward to that being the case once more.

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