Or until the coffers are completely emptied:
Liberal cabinet ministers defend the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to end ‘Freedom Convoy’ blockades Tuesday night as a committee of MPs and Senators began examining the unprecedented use of the act.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the government had no choice but to invoke the act, because of the economic damage being inflicted by the closures of border crossings and downtown Ottawa.
Yes, moron, about that:
Govt cited economic harm of blockades to invoke Emergencies Act. But as @MaxsWebBlob reports, trade data from @StatCan_eng shows no evidence of that harm. In fact, cross-border trade was ⬆️ 16% during blockade month. https://t.co/uwTqCzqNmG pic.twitter.com/lue6MHcxYG
— David Akin 🇨🇦 (@davidakin) April 26, 2022
Don't you and you echo-chamber minions hate it to be proven wrong?
Or are the good Germans waiting to deny that they ever supported your fascism?:
A new report by Ottawa Police chief Steve Bell reveals that the force dismissed most of the complaints it received during its handling of the Freedom Convoy protest.
The document titled “Complaints Report – Part V, Police Services Act” will be presented before the Ottawa Police Services Board on Apr. 25.
According to the report, public complaints concerning the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) shot up by 324% in the first quarter of the year compared to 2021. Of the 327 complaints received, 84% were related to the Freedom Convoy protest in the city’s downtown.
In total, the force received 266 improper conduct complaints, 56 excessive force complaints and 24 complaints pertaining to a neglect of duty.
Of these, only 3% were forwarded to investigation by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) which oversees complaints and disciplinary proceedings.
“Of these 275 Public Complaints directly attributed to the illegal protest, 263 (95 percent) were screened out by the OIPRD. By complaint type, 232 Conduct related complaints resulted in 226 (97 percent) being screened out, and six (3%) being referred to the OPS for investigation,” wrote the OPS.
That is why no one expects any real results from the proposed inquiry into the coward's act of fascism.
Also:
The federal government says it will not reveal what information led it to use the Emergencies Act to end truckers’ protests this winter, citing cabinet confidentiality in its response to legal challenges.
Four groups accuse the government of acting unlawfully by invoking a state of emergency when, they say, existing legislation such as the Criminal Code and traffic laws were sufficient to address it. Alberta is seeking to join the case as an intervenor, opposing the use of the emergency law.
The cabinet-secrecy claim brought a sharp response from one of the four. In a court challenge to the secrecy filed late on Friday, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) said Ottawa’s attitude is summed up by the phrase attributed to King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century: “L’état, c’est moi.” (I am the state.)
The Canada Evidence Act is unequivocal about assertions of cabinet confidentiality; it says a court shall refuse to examine or hear the evidence that the government certifies is covered by such a confidentiality claim. But the CCF, a non-partisan advocacy group based in Calgary, is asking the Federal Court to order cabinet to reveal the information to the judge and the counsel involved.
It says the information being shielded includes Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s submissions on the factual and legal basis for emergency measures, plus options considered and rejected, and a record of cabinet’s decisions, possibly including a vote. The CCF’s theory is that cabinet had persistent doubts.
There is no transparency in this country and we are ordered around by liars.
Getting the results you expect:
Paul Rouleau, a Liberal-appointed federal judge, yesterday was named by cabinet to lead an inquiry into the use of emergency powers against Freedom Convoy protesters. Rouleau was previously partner in a Montréal law firm whose associates included Pierre Trudeau: “Will he have full access to cabinet documents?”
Also - why we should fire the b@$#@rds.
One can only imagine what will happen later on:
Since Chief Bell took the helm, the @OttawaPolice haven’t been bothered to ask themselves if they have the authority for the things they do/say. This seems to be yet another example of this. Bringing a vehicle downtown to protest, in and of itself, remains legal to my knowledge.
— David Anber, Criminal Lawyer 🇨🇦 (@DavidAnber) April 24, 2022
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So, bikers will be rolling all over the city, not parked safely in front of Parliament Hill?
— The Real Andy Lee Show (@RealAndyLeeShow) April 24, 2022
That should make everyone happy.
Genius. https://t.co/Tsgz4iva3I
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