Singh Defends Support for Emergencies Act After Court Rules It Unjustified

Singh Defends Support for Emergencies Act After Court Rules It Unjustified
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
William Crooks
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh defended his party’s support of the Emergencies Act being invoked in response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy after a court ruled the move was unjustified.

Mr. Singh told reporters on Jan. 23 that he had only “reluctantly supported” the invocation of emergency measures after “inaction” by various levels of government culminated in the “serious crisis.”