There was never any question what Prime Minister Mark Carney thought about the Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa. In their leave application, the government argues that the Federal Court of Appeal decision “hamstrings governments’ ability to respond effectively to future crises,” but this is simply not true. The Emergencies Act is explicit that governments can take extraordinary measures to deal with situations that pose a serious risk of violence and that cannot be dealt with using existing laws. It turns out Carney is not so different from Trudeau after all. Josh Dehaas is Counsel with the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a legal charity that challenged the invocation of the Emergencies Act and the rules made under it in the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.

Source: National Post March 18, 2026 15:12 UTC