Trudeau Hiding Documents That Justify Invoking the Emergencies Act

Conservatives want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release all of the documents behind the historic invocation of the Emergencies Act, the first of likely many demands for transparency around the Liberals’ unprecedented decision to use the act’s extraordinary powers to quell a protest. Conservative MP Raquel Dancho, the party’s public safety critic, said the government should waive privilege and be transparent about its decision.
“It has not been made clear that invoking this unprecedented overreach of government power ever met the threshold, and the information used by the Liberal government to justify it has been fraught with misinformation and a lack of credibility,” she said in an email. “Canadians deserve transparency and clarity, which is why we believe the Liberal government should waive cabinet confidence to answer questions about triggering the never-before-used Emergencies Act and stop hiding behind legal tools that block giving answers.”