Canada’s House of Commons Passes Govt’s Emergencies Act Motion; Vote Split Along Party Lines

Canada’s House of Commons Passes Govt’s Emergencies Act Motion; Vote Split Along Party Lines
The House of Commons chamber in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Voting along party lines, a majority of MPs in the House of Commons voted on Feb. 21 to approve the extraordinary and temporary measures in the Emergencies Act invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The governing Liberals and the NDP voted to pass the motion for confirmation of the declaration of emergency, while the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois voted against it.