The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and other civil liberties groups argued in a federal court Monday that the government did not have sound statutory grounds to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests.
“It was important to know if the legal threshold required to invoke the Emergencies Act was met, not only to assess a historical event, but also because it could serve as a guide for the government in the future. At the end of the day, this is a question that only the courts can answer,” Cara Zwibel, director of fundamental freedoms at the CCLA, said in a press release.
