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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[–] karlhungus@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Shitting: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/protesters-urinated-defecated-on-church-property-convoy-trial-hears-1.6993786

Violence: https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2022/01/31/rocks-hurled-at-ottawa-ambulance-at-downtown-truck-convoy-5011107/

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

Ive seen more "violence" at a rave.

May I remind you that the last time the Emergencies Act precursor, the War Measures Act, was used it was during the October Crisis when there were terrorists who were responsible for more than 200 bombings and dozens of robberies that left six people dead. and then the FLQ kidnapped and killed Quebec Minister of Immigration and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte and dumped his body in a car trunk. THAT required extraordinary measures for the violence. Someone tossing rocks at a vehicle does not.