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OTTAWA - As public hearings begin into the federal government's first use of the Emergencies Act legislation, ...

Saskatchewan and Alberta objected to use, believed law did not need to be applied across country

Provincial officials in Saskatchewan and Alberta got a Valentines Day surprise from the prime minister this year when he called to say he was considering invoking the Emergencies Act, a public inquiry heard Thursday.

Saskatchewan and Alberta objected to use, believed law did not need to be applied across country

Even before the inquiry wrapped its first day, Trudeau was defending his actions, the actions the inquiry is supposed to pass judgment on.

Provincial officials in Saskatchewan and Alberta got a Valentine's Day surprise from the prime minister this year when he called to say he was considering invoking the Emergencies Act, a public inquiry heard on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

Ottawa has dealt with a fair number of serious crises over the last few years. A massive and destructive windstorm, floods, a giant sinkhole that swallowed a busy downtown throughway and, of course, a global pandemic. Each time, Coun.

An inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act got a blaring introduction Friday to life in Ottawa during the “Freedom Convoy” protest as the deafening chorus of big-rig horns was played for the commission.

An inquiry into the federal governments use of the Emergencies Act got a blaring introduction Friday to life in Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy protest as the deafening chorus of big-rig horns was played for the commission. The first witness, a legally blind resident of downtown Ottawa, flinched as a recording of the horns resounded in the conference room.

Ottawa has dealt with a fair number of serious crises over the last few years. A massive and destructive windstorm, floods, a giant sinkhole that swallowed a busy downtown throughway and, of course, a global pandemic. Each time, Coun.