Federal Court to hear legal challenge on Ottawa’s use of Emergencies Act
is among the groups and individuals appearing in Federal Court today to argue Ottawa lacked sound statutory grounds to use the emergencies law and associated measures to quell protests that paralyzed the national capital and key border points.
The three-day hearing is expected to begin with the federal government’s reasons why the matter should not be in court at all, given that the emergency measures have been revoked. The usually tranquil streets around Parliament were transformed by blaring rig horns, diesel fumes, makeshift encampments, and even a hot tub and bouncy castle as people settled in.The influx, including some participants with roots in the far-right movement, prompted many businesses to shut their doors and aggravated residents with noise, pollution and harassing behaviour.
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