Unreasonable, Illegal, and Unconstitutional: Challenging the Emergencies Act in Federal Court

Unreasonable, Illegal, and Unconstitutional: Challenging the Emergencies Act in Federal Court
Police begin to break up a protest organized by truck drivers opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Christine Van Geyn
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Inside a spectacular courtroom at the Supreme Court of Canada building in early April, Justice Richard Mosley of the Federal Court heard arguments from national civil liberties organizations about why the Government of Canada’s invocation of the Emergencies Act last year was illegal and unconstitutional. The Federal Court is the last guardrail of accountability for the Trudeau government’s use of the extraordinary and powerful legislation.

Christine Van Geyn
Christine Van Geyn
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Christine Van Geyn is litigation director at the Canadian Constitution Foundation.
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