Trudeau mulls invoking emergency powers to quell protests
OTTAWA (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government weighed whether t...
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OTTAWA (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government weighed whether t...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers to weaken the protests by demonstrators who are paralyzing the capital city of Ottawa and blocking border crossings. The protests over over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions have been raging for more than two weeks. Trudeau’s move on Monday to invoke the Emergencies Act gives the federal government broad powers to restore order. He said Monday the emergency measures “will be time-limited, geographically targeted, as well as reasonable and proportionate to the threats.” But one of the protest organizers in Ottawa is v...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes emergency measures to halt COVID protests that have blocked border crossings.