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Goldstein: How the Liberals broke the law while claiming to defend it

Having failed twice in court to justify the Trudeau government's use of the Emergencies Act, the feds are now appealing to the Supreme Court

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It’s easy to see why the Carney government wants to overturn the unanimous decision by a three-judge panel of the Federal Court of Appeal condemning the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act (EA) during the trucker convoy demonstrations in February 2022.

The appeal court’s Jan. 16 ruling – upholding the 2024 judgment of Justice Richard Mosley that the government’s actions were unconstitutional and unlawful– is a devastating indictment of what the Liberal government did, reflecting many of the arguments made by the protesters.

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The feds, having lost twice in court on this issue, are now appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada, saying they must have “the tools needed to protect the safety and security of Canadians in the face of threats to public order and national security.”

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