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Feds prepared to use emergency powers to end blockades, but police must 'do their job': Blair

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Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the federal government is prepared to invoke emergency powers. Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in the province on Friday, invoking new emergency measures. The current iteration of the Emergencies Act passed in 1988 and has never been used. The last time these federal emergency powers were invoked was during the 1970 FLQ October Crisis.

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CTV News broke the news in Canada on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
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