by Chris George December 17, 2021 | 5 min read The Trudeau government’s lack of fiscal discipline, spurred on in no small part by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland (pictured), contributed to the OECD’s recent projection that Canada will be the worst performing economy of its 38 members through the next three decades. Photo […]
from The Canadian Encyclopedia re Canada: Constitution Act, 1982 Editorial: Newfoundland’s Contribution to the Patriation of the Constitution NOTE: 2022 Freedom Convoy, Constitutional Law. Brian Peckford is the Article by Stephen Azzi Updated by Andrew McIntosh Published Online September 23, 2013 Last Edited May 4, 2020 In the decades since 1982, politicians and the media […]
The declaration of a public order emergency will be seen as a grave mistake that should never be repeated Author of the article: Christine Van Geyn, Sujit Choudhry and Janani Shanmuganathan, Special to National Post Publishing date: Feb 25, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 4 minute read • 952 Comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends […]
Protesters Sue For Gov’t Files A band of Freedom Convoy protesters is in Federal Court demanding cabinet disclose documents justifying Emergencies Act police powers. The crackdown including the freezing of trucking companies’ bank accounts was politically motivated, lawyers wrote the Court: “There is no national emergency.”
Western Standard A total 208 accounts worth $3.8 million have been frozen under an Emergencies Act order, by official estimate. The Liberals say their freezing of bank accounts of some Freedom Convoy supporters is justified because they are narrow and focused,” says Blacklock’s Reporter. But one Liberal-appointed senator, a former banker, complained the
Eight days ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau employed the never-before-used Emergencies Act to crackdown on peaceful protesters in Ottawa who were in Canada’s capital for nearly four weeks as part of a nationwide convoy movement in opposition to remaining COVID-19 restrictions. The Act gives the government extraordinary powers to arrest demonstrators and seize assets, trucks, and bank […]
by Canadian Press A spokeswoman for Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says in a statement that the province has not ruled out legal recourse over the Emergencies Act. Liam Richards / The Canadian Press Saskatchewan is considering a legal challenge of the federal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to try to end blockades in […]
TWO REPORTS, AUSTRALIA & CANADA 1. Sky News Australia 2.21M subscribers The Premier of Canadian province of Alberta – Jason Kenney – has announced his government is filing a court challenge against Justin Trudeau for invoking the “unjustified” Emergencies Act last week. Mr Kenney released a video to his Twitter account where he argued the […]
Jordan Peterson, Brian Peckford and the Charter It’s a bit choppy in the introduction, but the interview proper begins at about the 12 or so minute mark Jordan Peterson interviews Brian Peckford, former Premier of Newfoundland (1979 – 1989), who helped draft Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1981-82). He is suing the Federal Government […]
The liberties guaranteed by the Canadian Constitution are now subject to his veto. by Shmuel Klatzkin King Charles ignored constitutional limits on his power and thereby ignited a civil war that cost him his life and put England under a military dictatorship for more than a decade. The profound constitutionalist John Selden reflected on […]