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OTTAWA – Eight federal cupboard members, together with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are amongst these slated to testify on the public inquiry into the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act.
Excessive-profile members of the convoy that blocked Ottawa streets final winter, together with Pat King and Tamara Lich, are additionally anticipated to look in the course of the six weeks of hearings that start Thursday.
Additionally on the listing of anticipated witnesses are the top of the Canadian Safety Intelligence Service, the nationwide safety adviser and several other Metropolis of Ottawa officers.
The Liberal authorities invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, granting police extraordinary momentary powers to clear folks and huge vans out of downtown Ottawa, and permitting banks to freeze the accounts of a few of these concerned.
The Emergencies Act requires a public inquiry be referred to as to look at the federal government’s decision-making any time it’s invoked.
The fee should present a closing report with findings and proposals to the federal authorities by Feb. 20.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Oct. 11, 2022.
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