Tue Jun 28, 2022 – 8:55 am EDT
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ONTARIO, Canada (JCCF) – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has submitted an application for participatory standing at the inquiry being held into the declaration of the Emergencies Act by the federal government in response to the February trucker convoy and protest in Ottawa and blockades at various border crossings across Canada.
If the application succeeds, the Justice Centre will have certain participatory rights at the inquiry, which may include a seat at counsel table, the opportunity to make evidentiary, factual and legal submissions, submit policy papers, suggest and cross-examine witnesses, and/or participate in deliberations.
On February 14, 2022, the Government of Canada declared a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act, which was in effect until February 23, 2022. The Emergencies Act requires that an inquiry into the declaration of emergency be started within 60 days.
On April 25, 2022, by Order-in-Council, the Government of Canada created a commission, the Public Order Emergency Commission, which will conduct the mandatory inquiry.
The Commission will examine the circumstances that led to the implementation of the Emergencies Act and the measures
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