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Barry Bussey: Why Rouleau Didn’t Have All the Information Needed to Rule on Emergencies Act Invocation

Barry Bussey: Why Rouleau Didn’t Have All the Information Needed to Rule on Emergencies Act Invocation
A mounted police unit lines up behind public order units on foot to clear protesters in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The report from the Public Order Emergency Commission shows that Commissioner Paul Rouleau was missing key information he needed to make his ruling, in which he said he found “with reluctance” that the use of the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests was justified.