Earlier this week, Justin Trudeau invoked The Emergencies Act in an attempt to clear out convoy protesters who have been occupying downtown Ottawa, along with major transportation routes, for over almost three weeks. This nuclear option has been widely condemned as it sets a dangerous precedent for future government overreach. Critics are right to be concerned — the Trudeau government, in attempting to explain why Canada is in a state of emergency, has leveraged justifications so flimsy that one wonders what barriers, if any, will prevent future abuse of emergency powers.
