Chris Barber, a main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates.

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    8 months ago

    The inquiry into the invocation of the emergencies act found that it was justified, although not without problems. Those problems don’t seem to have been in any way related to the freezing of accounts.

    My opinion is that he’s got, as we old-timers like to say, a tough row to hoe. (Or a snowball’s chance in hell; take your pick.)

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      8 months ago

      Ok, now I’m confused, the article you linked says:

      1. Federal government was justified in using the Emergencies Act

      But in this (OP) article, it says:

      Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled it was unreasonable for the federal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell the protests.

      And then this article says:

      Ottawa has filed to appeal a Federal Court decision that found its invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests was unjustified.

      Anyone out there want to loop me in?

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        8 months ago

        The Public Order Emergency Commission, was a public inquiry created by the Liberal government and Trudeau appointed a Justice to lead the commission. This commission found that the invocation of the emergency act was justified.

        However, later there was a federal court that found that it was unjustified.

        What’s the right answer? I don’t know, but I would think that the commission took a much more thorough look. We probably won’t have a single answer unless it goes to the Supreme Court.

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        8 months ago

        What the hell? Journalism really has disappeared. Why isn’t there a single story from a major outlet that includes both results, explaining the differences and implications?

        Thanks for the update.

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      8 months ago

      The federal court recently found that it was unjustified, and I bet that’s the basis for this lawsuit