TruckerProtests Debates over Canada’s Emergencies Act amid concerns of government overreach

As concerns over government overreach swirl for the now-invoked Emergencies Act, debates are set to ensue in Parliament on whether it is necessary.

The legislation that was invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday gives the federal government broad powers to clampdown on the "illegal" blockades by demonstrators and their vehicles that have paralyzed the nation's capital.

Global’s David Akin explains the new measures the government hopes will end the disruptive protests and which political parties will be supporting or pushing back against them.