For the millions of college students pursuing higher education around the world, the events taking place in Ottawa, Canada should be included in their classroom discussions.
After weeks of anti-vaccine mandate protesting by the Freedom Convoy, which has bogged down Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau just declared martial law against the Freedom Convoy Protest.
Trudeau who was able to survive the canceled culture attack on him for his past “black face” photos etc., has also been previously been allowed to advance policies that he says better represent Canadian values.
But, with the decline in COVID cases, and the nation, like others, wanting to return to normalcy, the Prime Minister’s drastic decision to take over total control of the nation in his attempt to squash the anti-vaccine protests has backfired, with “everyone” now appearing to be at odds with him.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the ropes. Premiers are questioning his judgment for invoking the Emergencies Act. Provinces are abandoning vaccine passports in droves. His domestic support is collapsing.
Now, the prime minister is being shouted down in parliament, while even Liberal Party members are reluctant to support him. Watch:
Yesterday, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association publicly opposed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to quell the “Freedom Convoy” on Monday.
Trudeau is the first prime minister to issue the Emergencies Act, which is a national emergency used in “an urgent and critical situation of a temporary nature that (a) seriously endangers the lives, health and safety of Canadians and is of such proportions or nature as to exceed the capacity or authority of a province to deal with it and (b) seriously threatens the ability of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada.”
Trudeau stated that the convoy is “not a peaceful protest” as they allegedly are harming Canada’s “economy and endangering public safety.” He said law enforcement has not had the ability to put an end to the protest and regulate order, despite their best efforts.
“Despite [local police’s] best efforts, it is now clear there are serious challenges to law enforcement abilities to effectively enforce the law,” Trudeau said Monday. “I want to be very clear, the scope of these measures will be time limited, geographically targeted and reasonable and proportional to the threats they are meant to address. This is about keeping Canadians safe.”
The civil liberties organization, Canada’s version of America’s ACLU, condemned the invocation, calling it a “threat” to the nation’s democracy and civil liberties. The organization argued the protests are not a justifiable reason to issue the act.
“The federal government has not met the threshold necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act. This law creates a high and clear standard for good reason: the Act allows government to bypass ordinary democratic processes. This standard has not been met.”
The federal government has not met the threshold necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act. This law creates a high and clear standard for good reason: the Act allows government to bypass ordinary democratic processes. This standard has not been met. 1/3
— Canadian Civil Liberties Association (@cancivlib) February 15, 2022
The Emergencies Act can only be invoked when a situation ‘seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada’ & when the situation ‘cannot be effectively dealt with under any law of Canada.”
“Governments regularly deal with difficult situations, and do so using powers granted to them by democratically elected representatives,” they continued. “Emergency legislation should not be normalized. It threatens our democracy and our civil liberties.”
Governments regularly deal with difficult situations, and do so using powers granted to them by democratically elected representatives. Emergency legislation should not be normalized. It threatens our democracy and our civil liberties. #cdnpoli
— Canadian Civil Liberties Association (@cancivlib) February 15, 2022
This story syndicated with permission from Eric Thompson – Trending Politics
This story syndicated with permission from Eric Thompson – Trending Politics
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