Fri Nov 25, 2022 – 1:41 pm EST
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – While testifying today before the Public Order Emergency Commission, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted that the Freedom Convoy protesters were not violent but said he is “confident” in his decision to use the Emergencies Act (EA) to clear them out.
“There was no loss of life. There was no serious violence. There hasn’t been a recurrence of these kinds of illegal occupations since then. I am absolutely serene and confident that I made the right choice in agreeing with the invocation,” Trudeau testified to the commission on Friday.
During his testimony, Trudeau justified his actions saying it is the “responsibility of a prime minister is to make the tough calls and keep people safe,” and that the invocation of the never-before-used EA on February 14 to put an end to the non-violent protest against his government’s so-called COVID measures was able to “solve” the situation.
The commission is being overseen by Liberal-friendly Justice Paul Rouleau, and is currently conducting its final day of hearings as part of its task to determine whether the Trudeau government was justified in using the EA to crush the Freedom
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