Extremism was at play amid the trucker convoy protests and blockades, and there is no doubt that some of the organizers who came to Ottawa did so with the intention of overthrowing the government, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau s top security adviser.
The newly formed Emergencies Act Parliamentary Review Committee will be holding its first meeting on Monday, as it begins its work scrutinizing the government s invocation of a national public order emergency to end the trucker convoy protests. The clock is ticking for the panel of MPs and senators to complete and submit at least an initial report shortly after Parliament reconvenes on March 21.
After days of procedural wrangling, the House of Commons has passed the government’s proposal for striking the historic Emergencies Act Parliamentary Review Committee.