Trucker protests: Legal, political questions swirl as details over Emergencies Act remain fuzzy

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Ottawa is getting sweeping new powers after triggering the Emergencies Act to end Canada's disruptive protests against COVID-19 mandates.

Section 3 of the act defines a national emergency as "an urgent and critical situation of a temporary nature that seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada. And that cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada."

So does the situation legally warrant the drastic new measures? And where and how exactly will it affect Canadians? David Akin looks at the lingering legal and political questions being raised by critics.