Government Met the ‘Very High’ Threshold Required to Invoke Emergencies Act to Clear Convoy Protests: Commissioner

Public Order Emergency Commissioner Paul Rouleau delivers brief remarks at the start of the second day of hearings, in Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Commissioner Paul Rouleau says the federal government was justified in invoking the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests in February 2022.

“After careful reflection, I have concluded that the very high threshold required for the invocation of the act was met,” Rouleau said on Feb. 17 at a press conference after releasing the final report of the Public Order Emergency Commission.