Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:32 PM

Spazito (46,786 posts)

Trudeau ends use of Emergencies Act, says 'situation is no longer an emergency'

Prime minister says an inquiry into the deployment of the law will begin in 60 days

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is revoking the use of the Emergencies Act, the powerful legislative tool that was used to quash the protests and blockades that erupted in Ottawa and at border crossings over recent weeks.

"The situation is no longer an emergency," Trudeau told a news conference.

"We are confident that existing laws and bylaws are now sufficient to keep people safe."

Trudeau said the Governor General will officially sign off on the revocation in the coming hours, ending the state of emergency.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-event-feb23-1.6361847

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Trudeau ends use of Emergencies Act, says 'situation is no longer an emergency' (Original post)	Spazito	Feb 2022	OP
Now what kind of socialist tyrant revokes the Emergencies Act....sheesh.	Thomas Hurt	Feb 2022	#1
LOL!	Spazito	Feb 2022	#2
The precedent is set. He can invoke it again if necessary...	VarryOn	Feb 2022	#3
Has it never been done before? It seems to have worked to end the blockade.	brush	Feb 2022	#4
No. The law, passed in 1988, has never been used. I read it was considered...	VarryOn	Feb 2022	#5
He didn't need it, as you can tell by the percentage of vaccinated people in our country.	Bev54	Feb 2022	#7
It's predecessor The War Measures Act was used in 1970...	Spazito	Feb 2022	#9
Didn't he just ask it to be renewed yesterday ?	MichMan	Feb 2022	#6
No, the members of parliament voted on Monday to agree with him utilizing it	Bev54	Feb 2022	#8
Apparently he learned the senate was not going to support him and so he revoked it	PoliticAverse	Feb 2022	#10
The Freedom convoy was a textbook example of a fascist coup attempt to destroy our democracy	Fords Crackpipe	Mar 2022	#11

Response to Spazito (Original post)

Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:35 PM

Thomas Hurt (13,506 posts)

1. Now what kind of socialist tyrant revokes the Emergencies Act....sheesh.

The end of freedumbs is cancelled!

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Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:38 PM

Spazito (46,786 posts)

2. LOL!

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Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:41 PM

VarryOn (2,343 posts)

3. The precedent is set. He can invoke it again if necessary...

It'll, no doubt, be easier to do the next time.

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Response to VarryOn (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:45 PM

brush (46,078 posts)

4. Has it never been done before? It seems to have worked to end the blockade.

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Response to brush (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:51 PM

VarryOn (2,343 posts)

5. No. The law, passed in 1988, has never been used. I read it was considered...

for the COVID-19 pandemic. I havent read why JT ultimately decided against that use.

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Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:52 PM

Bev54 (7,334 posts)

7. He didn't need it, as you can tell by the percentage of vaccinated people in our country.

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Response to brush (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 23, 2022, 06:00 PM

Spazito (46,786 posts)

9. It's predecessor The War Measures Act was used in 1970...

during the October Crisis in Quebec, it was Justin Trudeau's father Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau who used it then. The War Measures Act was repealed when The Emergencies Act was passed to replace it.

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Wed Feb 23, 2022, 05:52 PM

MichMan (8,479 posts)