Fri Feb 18, 2022 – 2:30 pm ESTFri Feb 18, 2022 – 2:34 pm EST
TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced yesterday that it will be suing the Canadian federal government over its invocation of the Emergencies Act (EA), due to violations of civil liberties.
“The government’s emergency declaration is unprecedented and seriously infringes the Charter rights of Canadians,” stated Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, the executive director and general counsel for the CCLA, yesterday during a press conference.
Aviv and a fellow CCLA member elaborated on the violations of civil liberties that have prompted them to sue the federal government, with Ewa Krajewska of Henein Hutchison LLP as their legal representation.
She pointed out that the “Charter right to peaceful assembly” is a “critical democratic tool,” which allows “marginalized people to stand up for their rights.” She further noted that a gathering can be both “disruptive” and “peaceful,” and that disruptive protests “can be the most effective way of raising awareness.”
Abby Deshman, director of the CCLA’s Criminal Justice Program, explained that one of the main reasons why the CCLA is legally challenging the Emergencies Act is because they believe the “threshold”
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