Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Wednesday on recent challenges to the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in February after both the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they could have cleared Freedom Convoy protesters without emergency powers, and it was revealed that RCMP commissioner had said not all options had been exhausted hours before the act was used.
Trudeau said during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 26 that he is “eager” to testify before the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC), which is investigating if the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act was justified.
