Emergencies Act: An Autocratic Suspension of Civil Liberties Is a Dangerous Failure

Emergencies Act: An Autocratic Suspension of Civil Liberties Is a Dangerous Failure
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Joe Oliver
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has subjected the Canadian population to the first and only invocation of the sweeping Emergencies Act without justification for a problem he created, deliberately exacerbated, and did nothing to resolve.

Joe Oliver
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Joe Oliver was the minister of finance and minister of natural resources in the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Canada.
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