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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Anna Mehler Paperny

Canada's use of emergency powers during 'Freedom Convoy' met threshold, commissioner says

Justice Paul Rouleau speaks during the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canada's government met the threshold for invoking emergency powers when it did so in early 2022 to deal with paralyzing protests against vaccine mandates and border blockades, the commissioner of an independent inquiry said Friday.

"I have concluded that in this case, the very high threshold for invocation was met," commissioner and Justice Paul Rouleau wrote in his report, tabled in Canada's parliament Friday.

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