'Immediate emergency situation is over':
PM Trudeau revokes Emergencies Act
Posted By: clayusmcret, 2/23/2022 6:04:00 PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will take steps to end the use of the Emergencies Act after it was invoked just over a week ago in response to the ongoing trucker convoy blockades and protests. Trudeau made the announcement alongside Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Justice Minister David Lametti, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair.
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It should never have been enacted in the first place, but you wouldn't know that from any of our establishment republicans.