Posted on 02/23/2022 2:25:51 PM PST by Enlightened1
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday he is removing emergency powers police can use after authorities ended the blockades at the borders and the occupation in Ottawa by truckers and others opposed to COVID-19 restrictions.
Trudeau said the “threat continues” but the acute emergency that included entrenched occupations has ended. His government invoked the powers last week and lawmakers affirmed the powers late Monday.
“The situation is no longer an emergency, therefore the federal government will be ending the use of the emergencies act,” Trudeau said. “We are confident that existing laws and bylaws are sufficient.”
The emergencies act allows authorities to declare certain areas as no-go zones. It also allows police to freeze truckers’ personal and corporate bank accounts and compel tow truck companies to haul away vehicles.
The trucker protest grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down key parts of the capital for more than three weeks. But all border blockades have now ended and the streets around the Canadian Parliament are quiet.
“We were very clear that the use of the emergencies act would be limited in time,” Trudeau said.
Trudeau had warned earlier this week there were some truckers just outside Ottawa who might be planning further blockades or occupations. His public safety minister also said there was an attempt to block a border crossing in British Columbia over the weekend.
The protests, which were first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers but also encompassed fury over the range of COVID-19 restrictions and hatred of Trudeau, reflected the spread of disinformation in Canada and simmering populist and right-wing anger.
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This is very good. Hope Canadians remember this b.s. when their next elections take place.
Concur.
Not square one. Two squares behind. The King must be taken out with the next available election.
The picture of Trudeau crossing an empty street didn’t help him ,LOL
And that lefty judge who threatened Lich with 10 years imprisonment YESTERDAY for violated the “act” by non-violent protesting, an act which wasn’t yet invoked when she committed the so-called “crime”?
WTF! Banana republic shit. Canada already left the list of normal, law abiding, free countries.
Maybe all the lawyers told him the emergencies act doesn’t cover what was happening around him and HE was breaking the Law ,LOL
Zactly. Are the truckers’ accounts still frozen? Is Trudope’s minions going to target little old ladies that donated their cat food money to the truckers?
I believe the border blockades were false flags.
Hieronymus wrote:
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I wrote the Governor General asking her to send a letter that effect.
I have heard that the Senate Debate was night and day compared with what was going on in the Commons.
One of these things is most likely, though probably coupled with bad poll numbers and Premiers not willing to go along.
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What did you hear about the Senate debate; were there more against the emergency declaration than for it?
It is quite possible that the border blockades were false flag operations.
I read one report that apparently the Senate got hold of internal communications amongst Trudeau and his cabinet that were incriminating – they were celebrating the political plusses of what they were doing...
The Bank runs put the fear of God in him! Oh, Canada!
It’s cute when they get scared…
The polling must be terrible for Brandeau. People will not forget. Let’s see if Canada has fair and fraud free elections.
No, the emergency powers had grudging support from the NDP. If he had clung to the powers after the “crisis” was over, they would have dropped support. followed by a no confidence vote and a snap election called.
...reflected the spread of disinformation in Canada
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What disinformation?
His military gave him an offer he couldn’t refuse! They were not happy about this as I have read in several articles.
The F**ked all the Canadian Banks! Run on the banks and collapse of the Canadian dollar on currency exchanges.
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Good. A bank that allows confiscation of your deposits violates the foundational purpose and trust that a bank is supposed to provide. With that trust now broken, why would anyone keep their money in those banks.
I think mandates have been lifted in some
Provinces. A partial victory at least. And I believe efforts are on going.
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