Tue Oct 25, 2022 – 12:31 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Ontario Premier Doug Ford has been summoned to testify at the Emergencies Act (EA) hearings in Ottawa regarding the Freedom Convoy, but he has declined to do so and is going to court to justify his absence.
A court battle to avoid the hot seat: Why Premier Doug Ford is going to court to avoid testifying at the Emergencies Act inquiry, after being issued a summons to appear. https://t.co/z09NHOHtP4#onpoli
— Colin D’Mello | Global News (@ColinDMello) October 24, 2022
Ford said on October 17 that he had “not been asked” to testify at the hearings, but this statement has been refuted by the federal commission handling the inquiry.
Lawyers for the commission stated that Ford and Minister Sylvia Jones were summoned “after multiple attempts to convince Ford and Minister Sylvia Jones to participate” which triggered the “legal measure to compel the two politicians to appear.” Shantona Chaudry, the co-lead counsel, wrote in a letter, “On September 19, 2022, Commission counsel requested an interview with them… This request was refused.”
It is clear in official documents that Ford’s administration had been asked to take part in
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