Thu Oct 13, 2022 – 8:43 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Canada’s Public Order Emergency Commission began public hearings today into the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act (EA) to crush the Freedom Convoy in February.
Commissioner Paul Rouleau said in his opening remarks that uncovering “the truth is an important goal,” and that “the public has a right to know what has happened.”
Rouleau said, however, that the commission cannot determine whether a party is guilty of having committed a crime, noting it does not “make findings of legal liability,” and “they do not determine whether individuals have committed crimes.”
“While inquiries seek to uncover the truth, they are not trials,” Rouleau added.
Of note is that Rouleau is also a former Liberal Party staffer as well.
The hearings are open to the public livestream and will call forth at least 65 witnesses over six weeks.
Government lawyers claimed in their opening statements that the use of the EA was warranted.
“The evidence will show that the invocation of the Emergencies Act was a reasonable, and necessary decision given the escalating, volatile, and urgent circumstances across the country,” Government of Canada
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