The Freedom Convoy and their supporters occupy the streets of Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, on Feb. 5, 2022. Christopher O'Donnell/Shutterstock
The Canadian government’s use of the Emergencies Act was unlawful. The Trucker Convoy did not constitute a national emergency. So said a judge of the Federal Court on Tuesday. The decision may help to pull Canada back from the brink of authoritarian rule.
