FREEDOM CONVOY: PM Justin Trudeau: 'This has gone on far too long. It is no longer a lawful protest... It is now an illegal occupation.'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued an emergency order to end the blockades caused by “Freedom Convoy” nationwide anti-vaccine mandate protests, which have shut down key bridges and U.S. border crossings — marking the first time a Canadian prime minister has invoked the law meant for national emergencies....
Canada’s Parliament has a week to approve Trudeau’s move to make it official, and will have the power to revoke the emergency measures at any point. The protests are largely unpopular across Canada, with a recent poll showing that only 20% of respondentsCanada’s 1988 Emergencies Act allows the federal government to implement temporary measures that supersedes province-level government orders during any national emergency that"seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians.
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