Emergencies Act inquiry wraps up 6 weeks of public hearings: ‘An amazing feat’
A lawyer for some of the protest organizers said the act constituted state violence.
But Trudeau noted several times during his testimony that he waived cabinet privileges over many sensitive documents and other records to allow Canadians to see some of what the government was learning during the convoy.All things considered, the look behind the curtain was “virtually unprecedented,” Rouleau said.
“Instead of establishing clear and appropriate lines of communication, having frank discussions and putting instructions about strategic priorities to police in writing, the government gave law enforcement the biggest and most public nudge it could,” she said. With many witnesses pointing fingers at law enforcement for failing to respond to the blockades earlier, police lawyers argued that it was impossible to know how the demonstrations would unfold in advance, and the challenges they presented were complicated.‘That was a heart-stopping quote for me’: Freeland testifies at Emergencies Act inquiry
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