This week, all eyes are on Ottawa as the Public Order Emergency Commission begins hearings into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. The government invoked the Act to put an end to the “Freedom Convoy” protests that paralyzed the city of Ottawa for three weeks and snarled border crossings at several points across the country this past February. Measures deployed included the physical removal of protesters and vehicles, as well as freezing the bank accounts of convoy supporters.
