Wed Aug 16, 2023 – 2:10 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian committee reviewing Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy has blasted the government for blocking them from accessing records.
According to information released by Blacklock’s Reporter on August 15, Members of Parliament’s Special Joint Committee are prevented from viewing all the documents relating to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invoking of the Emergencies Act (EA) against the anti-mandate Freedom Convoy protesters in early 2022, which the MPs contend is preventing them from doing their jobs.
“It became obvious the Liberal members of the committee were not prepared to permit the release of any government documents,” Conservative MP Larry Brock told the Commons.
“We need complete documents,” said Bloc Québécois MP Rhéal Fortin, co-chair of the committee. “If they can’t be complete [sic] there should be an explanation.”
The Freedom Convoy protest took place in early 2022 in Ottawa and featured thousands of Canadians calling for an end to COVID mandates by camping outside Parliament in Ottawa.
In response, Trudeau’s federal government enacted the EA on February 14, 2022 to shut down the popular movement.
Trudeau had long disparaged unvaccinated Canadians, saying those opposing
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