Here’s a Look at Other Times Canadian Prime Ministers Testified at Public Inquiries

Here’s a Look at Other Times Canadian Prime Ministers Testified at Public Inquiries
Former prime minister Jean Chretien participates in an interview in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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The word “unprecedented” applies to some aspects of the massive public inquiry underway in Ottawa.

After all, the commission is investigating the first-time use of the federal Emergencies Act during the “Freedom Convoy,” protests last winter that decried extraordinary restrictions during a global pandemic.