Fri Aug 12, 2022 – 3:56 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Recent court documents revealed that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet was told the night before invoking the Emergencies Act (EA) that there was a possible “breakthrough” in negotiations that would have seen the protests end without police violence.
The heavily redacted documents have been unearthed as part of legal proceedings having to do with constitutional challenges leveled at the government by Canadian civil liberties groups.
The knowledge of a potential breakthrough is contained in the summary of a cabinet meeting that took place the night before Trudeau enacted the war-time powers.
Jody Thomas, the former deputy minister of national defence, told Trudeau and the Members of Parliament that “law enforcement gains have been important and that there was potential for a breakthrough in Ottawa, Ontario.”
This recent revelation that local law enforcement demonstrated competence in dealing with the protests raises questions as to why Trudeau and his Liberal government decided to use the heavy-handed powers.
The federal government is currently being investigated for its use of the Act as part of an obligatory investigation that is initiated each time such powers are used.
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