Civil Liberties Association Calls Ruling on Emergencies Act a ‘Massive Victory’

Police move in to clear Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa near Parliament Hill after the Emergencies Act was invoked, on Feb. 19, 2022. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is calling the Federal Court ruling on the Emergencies Act a “massive victory.”

“Yesterday, the Federal Court of Canada handed down a massive victory for rights and freedoms in Canada,” said CCLA executive director Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, speaking at a news conference Jan. 24 in Toronto.