Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to maintain that not only was the invocation of the Emergencies Act required last week but that the extraordinary powers it grants the government are still required now. That’s not a position I agree with.
The clearing of the streets in Ottawa and securing safe travel at border crossings were both accomplished without the powers extended with the vote on Monday night. One refrain we heard several times in the debate on the vote is how we ever got to this point.
There was no need for the Emergencies Act to be invoked and there is no need for it to continue now. This is Trudeau showing up a day late and a dollar short and then overreacting to show he cares and is doing something.
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