Thu Nov 24, 2022 – 5:07 pm EST
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has released a statement questioning the decision by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government to invoke “solicitor-client privilege” as a way of concealing certain information about the unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act (EA) from the public.
Reacting to Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti’s decision to invoke solicitor-client privilege during Wednesday’s testimony at the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings, the CCLA said “the government is relying on solicitor-client privilege to shield the legal advice upon which Cabinet relied from the Commission and the public.”
CCLA REACTION TO MINISTER LAMETTI’S TESTIMONY https://t.co/x7ZJC8TZjW
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The CCLA further said that Lamett’s decision to invoke “solicitor-client privilege” to avoid answering certain questions during the public inquiry “undermines the transparency of the process,” and that while solicitor-client privilege is important, “the government can choose to waive it and, in our view, should do so in the exceptional circumstances here.”
“The accountability mechanisms in the Emergencies Act suggest a need for the utmost transparency when it comes to the government’s decision,” added the group.
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