ANALYSIS: Where Are the Protagonists of the Emergencies Act Crackdown Two Years Later?

People participate in a Freedom Convoy rally protesting the federal vaccine mandate for truckers and other pandemic restrictions, in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Many public figures became household names around the time of the Freedom Convoy in the winter of 2022, for actions they took or didn’t, or for what they said or perhaps wish they hadn’t.

The Federal Court ruled Jan. 23 that invoking the Emergencies Act was not justified and that it led to violations of charter rights. Here’s a look at the status of key figures involved in the events.

David Lametti

Liberal MP David Lametti was the justice minister and attorney general when hundreds of truckers protesting the vaccine mandate descended on Ottawa in late January 2022.