Lawyers for Emergencies Act Inquiry Summon Premier Doug Ford to Appear as Witness

Lawyers for Emergencies Act Inquiry Summon Premier Doug Ford to Appear as Witness
Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health shakes hands with Premier Doug Ford as she takes her oath at the swearing-in ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto on June 24, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones have been summoned to appear as witnesses at the public inquiry examining the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act, after they declined to voluntarily appear.

Lawyers for the Public Order Emergency Commission say they asked Ford and Jones to sit down for an interview on Sept. 19, but the pair refused several requests.