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Federal government loses Emergencies Act appeal, court says use during convoy protest was unreasonable (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 5 days ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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The Liberal government unreasonably invoked the Emergencies Act to clear the convoy protests that gridlocked the capital city and border points nearly four years ago, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Friday.

The court dismissed the government's appeal of a 2024 ruling which deemed former prime minister Justin Trudeau's decision to use the legislation unlawful and infringed on protesters' Charter rights.

"As disturbing and disruptive the blockades and the convoy protests in Ottawa could be, they fell well short of a threat to national security," wrote the three judges on the appeal court.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Mixed bag.

Always nice to see some constraint on "emergency" powers... but a mob starting shit over nonsense was ignored by all lower levels of government. Telling people to just go home after an entire week of aimless provocation is not exactly cracking skulls the minute someone in a keffiyah holds up sign in an empty field.

And if bricks started falling through windshields after three days of nonstop noise, well, that would have been a riot justifying any state power... toward the people saying "leave us alone."

[–] CaperGrrl79@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think one of the key things in this ruling was that freezing their bank accounts and funds may have gone too far, in their opinion. But I definitely agree with you.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

Cutting people off financially is the gentlest possible rebuke against in-person behavior. It's a big deal, and a due process nightmare - but it's as bloodless as state power can be. You wanna buy gas to do this again tomorrow? Ask nicely from the people you've been honking at since last month.