New documents show the Canadian Security Intelligence Service felt the “Freedom Convoy” did not pose a threat to the security of Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, arguing its temporary and extraordinary powers were needed to end blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
A document summarizing the CSIS director’s evidence shows he felt that the protest “at no time” posed a threat to Canada’s security, and that were no signs of foreign interference. He advised cabinet that invoking the Emergencies Act could further inflame extreme anti-government rhetoric. Rob Stewart, who was deputy minister of public safety at the time, says CSIS uses different criteria to define threats to national security than the public safety department, and says cabinet ministers decided the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act had been met.
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