US EditionFederal use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was unreasonable: appeal court
The Federal Court of Appeal upheld a 2024 ruling that the Emergencies Act invocation violated Charter rights and lacked reasonable grounds, challenging the government’s security claims.
- On Friday morning around 11 a.m. ET, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the lower-court ruling and the federal Liberal government lost its appeal.
- On Feb. 14, 2022, the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act as authorities moved to clear protests that began opposing vaccine mandates and cited a weapons seizure in Coutts, Alberta.
- In its 2024 ruling, the Federal Court found that Justice Richard Mosley wrote the protests `reflected an unacceptable breakdown of public order` but concluded `there was no national emergency justifying the invocation of the Emergencies Act` and found some economic orders infringed Charter rights.
- A mandatory public inquiry led by Commissioner Paul Rouleau found the government's use of the Emergencies Act `appropriate` and met the `very high` threshold, while the federal government appealed swiftly and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland vowed to pursue that appeal.
- The ruling now influences the legal threshold for a national emergency and Charter protections, shaping how courts interpret the Emergencies Act amid bank account freezes and tow-truck cooperation during Windsor, Ontario blockades.
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BREAKING: Federal appeals court rules Emergencies Act was unconstitutional
Source: Wikimedia CommonsAuthor: Clayton DeMaine A federal appeals court has shut down the Trudeau government’s attempt to overturn a ruling that found the use of the Emergencies Act against peaceful Freedom Convoy protesters in 2022 was unconstitutional and violated the Charter rights of Canadians.The Federal Court of Appeals upheld on Friday a January 2024 Federal Court decision that the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act w…
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled that four years ago the use of the Emergency Measures Act by the Liberal government to stop demonstrations had been unreasonable.
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