On Day 10 of the convoy that has taken over the core of our nation’s capital, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson opted for posturing over action. Watson declared a state of emergency, an act that will do little to remove the protesters, their trucks, bouncy castles, or saunas.
What it will do is give Ottawa residents, used to American news about states of emergency being declared, the false impression that Watson is doing something. Our laws differ greatly from the U.S., and having the city declare a state of emergency really just makes it easier for civic officials to buy stuff.
I’m not joking; it’s right in the city’s news release, which stated that the declaration, “could help purchase equipment required by frontline workers and first responders.” Even city solicitor David Evans told the emergency meeting of the police board on Saturday that the move wouldn’t give the city any extra legal authority
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