On the one-year anniversary of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act, anticipation is building for the release of the national inquiry’s report into the historic series of events surrounding the powers used to end “Freedom Convoy” Ottawa occupation and Canada-U.S. border blockades.
So far, the occasion is being marked in a muted way on Parliament Hill, where Wellington Street remains closed to vehicle traffic and is devoid of “Freedom Convoy” protesters, a marked change from this time last year when the street was jammed with transport trucks, inflatables, and numerous anti-Trudeau and anti-vaccine signs.
