Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland to Testify on ‘Freedom Convoy’ at Emergencies Act Inquiry

Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland to Testify on ‘Freedom Convoy’ at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during Question Period, Nov. 18, 2022 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is next on the witness list at the public inquiry probing the federal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to weeks-long protests last winter.

Freeland, who is also the federal finance minister, was the lead on emergency economic powers given to banks and other financial institutions to freeze the accounts of participants in the “Freedom Convoy.”