Freedom Convoy

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    Canadian Civil Liberties Association

    The federal government has not met the threshold necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act. This law creates a high and clear standard for good reason: the Act allows government to bypass ordinary democratic processes. This standard has not been met.

    The Emergencies Act can only be invoked when a situation "seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada" & when the situation "cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada."

    Governments regularly deal with difficult situations, and do so using powers granted to them by democratically elected representatives. Emergency legislation should not be normalized. It threatens our democracy and our civil liberties. #cdnpoli

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    • This is some seriously dystopian bullshit.MondoMorphic
    • It also sets a dangerous precedent to squash any future protests using the Emergencies Act and financial blockades.Milan
    • If you wanted to protest this (rather than the truck thing), how would you not get rolled up with the truckers and have your finances put in jeopardy?monNom
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    • I think protest movements in general need to think more about what the endgame is. If you set up shop in the capitol city and shut down businesses and traffic,yuekit
    • blockade major bridges that carry millions in goods everyday, what outcome are you expecting? You're more or less forcing the government to either give inyuekit
    • to your demands (which in this case are vague and unrealistic) or take some action like this, after which of course everyone starts freaking out.yuekit
    • Which part of the "end vaccine mandates" demand is hard for you to understand?Milan
    • Why would any responsible government alter their public health policy in response to a protest supported by a minority?yuekit
    • But after watching some of the protesters videos, seems like they are calling for more than that..for all restrictions to be ended, and even a new election heldyuekit
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