Tue Oct 4, 2022 – 4:25 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will soon testify at a hearing to explain why he and his government chose to use the Emergencies Act (EA) to shut down the Freedom Convoy in February.
CTV News was given information confirming Trudeau and several of his cabinet ministers will testify before Canada’s Public Order Emergency Commission, whose head is former Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Rouleau.
The commission can subpoena individuals to testify, but politicians are expected to appear voluntarily when asked. The hearings will take from October 13 to November 24.
In addition to Trudeau, it is expected that Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be called to testify as well as Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and others.
According to CTV, Trudeau’s office said they had thought they would be asked to speak at the hearings and that he “welcomes” the opportunity to do so.
The full list of witnesses has not yet been made public, but it is anticipated that there will be at least 60 people who will speak before the commission. Several people associated with the Freedom Convoy will
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