Tue Apr 26, 2022 – 7:53 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed a judge with known ties to the Liberal Party to oversee an inquiry into his government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act (EA) that was used to crush the trucker Freedom Convoy in February.
In a press release yesterday from the Prime Minister’s office, Trudeau announced that Ontario appeals court judge Honourable Paul S. Rouleau will serve as the “Commissioner of the Public Order Emergency Commission.”
According to the government, the new “Commission will examine the circumstances that led to the declaration being issued and the measures taken in response to the emergency.”
Trudeau’s office claims the commission will be an “independent public inquiry following the invocation of the Emergencies Act.”
“This includes the evolution of the convoy, the impact of funding and disinformation, the economic impact, and efforts of police and other responders prior to and after the declaration.”
The Trudeau government said that Rouleau is to submit a “final report in both official languages to the Government of Canada on his findings and recommendations, which must be tabled in the House of Commons and Senate of Canada by
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