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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Trudeau wins vote to extend emergencies act in bid to demolish Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’

(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian lawmakers on Monday voted to extend the emergency powers that the Trudeau government says police need to throttle the reemergence of “Freedom Convoy” protests against the Covid-19 vaccine mandate.

Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 185 to 151 to approve the extension under the Emergencies Act, with the minority Liberal government backed by the left-leaning New Democrats.

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