National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views. Make it a daily habit.
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee the minister had been"misunderstood" when he seemed to say police asked for the act to be used.
A special committee examining the historic use of the act on Feb. 14 has been trying to determine why the government decided it was necessary. On Wednesday, reporters pressed the minister about whether any police agency made a specific request for the act to be used.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies ActPublic Safety Minister Marco Mendicino attempts to clarify whether law enforcement requested Emergencies Act
Read more »
Mendicino 'misunderstood' in saying police asked for Emergencies Act: deputy ministerA senior official in the department of public safety says the minister, Marco Mendicino, has been 'misunderstood' in saying police asked the federal government to use the Emergencies Act in February.
Read more »
Mendicino was ‘misunderstood’ saying cops asked for Emergencies Act: deputy ministerDeputy minister Rob Stewart says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino did not mean to say that police directly asked for Emergencies Act to be invoked
Read more »
Mendicino was 'misunderstood' in saying police asked for Emergencies Act: deputy ministerA senior official in the department of public safety says the minister, Marco Mendicino, has been 'misunderstood' in saying police asked the federal government to use the Emergencies Act in February.
Read more »
Mendicino was 'misunderstood' when he seemed to say police asked for Emergencies Act: deputy minister\u0027I believe that the intention that he was trying to express was that law enforcement asked for the tools that were contained in the Emergencies Act\u0027
Read more »
Mendicino was ‘misunderstood’ when he said police asked for the Emergencies Act: official - National | Globalnews.caDeputy minister Rob Stewart appeared before the special joint committee that's examining the Liberals' decision to invoke the act on Tuesday evening.
Read more »