Tue Feb 22, 2022 – 4:49 pm EST
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) –Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared that the state of emergency enacted in Canada last week “is not over” ahead of Parliament voting Monday to maintain the Emergencies Act, despite the peaceful Freedom Convoy having now dispersed.
Before parliamentarians convened in Canada’s House of Commons, Trudeau held a press conference Monday, telling reporters that “even though things seem to be resolving very well in Ottawa, this state of emergency is not over.”
During the address, Trudeau said that his Liberal government “didn’t want to use the Emergencies Act,” but that following “weeks of dangerous and unlawful activities … after a flood of misinformation and disinformation washed over Canada … after these illegal blockades received disturbing amounts of foreign funding to destabilize Canada’s democracy, it became clear that local and provincial authorities needed more tools to restore order and keep people safe.”
“Anyone who votes no tonight,” he said, is “indicating that they don’t trust the government to make incredibly momentous and important decisions at a very difficult time.”
“I am confident that the majority of parliamentarians will stand up to support our values, to stand up
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